Biology:Fritillaria purdyi
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Fritillaria purdyi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Fritillaria |
Species: | F. purdyi
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Binomial name | |
Fritillaria purdyi Eastw.
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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
- Calflora Database: Fritillaria purdyi (Purdy's fritillary)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Fritillaria purdyi
- USDA Plants Profile for Fritillaria purdyi
- UC Photos gallery of Fritillaria purdyi
Wikidata ☰ Q5504792 entry
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