Biology:Fritillaria purdyi

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Fritillaria purdyi
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. purdyi
Binomial name
Fritillaria purdyi
Eastw.

Fritillaria purdyi, the Purdy's fritillary, is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae.

It is endemic to northwestern California , USA, from San Francisco Bay north, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the coastal and inland California Coast Ranges.[1][2][3]

Description

Fritillaria purdyi is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial with an erect stem 10 to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves are ovate, up to 10 centimeters long.

The smooth stem is topped with a raceme inflorescence of one or more cup- or bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has 6 white tepals heavily shaded with brownish-purple streaks or marks and pink tinting.[4][5][6]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5504792 entry