Biology:Fritillaria pyrenaica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Pyrenean fritillary
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Fritillaria pyrenaica
Synonyms[1]
  • Fritillaria aquitanica Mill.
  • Fritillaria linophylla Doumenjou ex Nyman
  • Fritillaria lurida Salisb.
  • Fritillaria nervosa Willd.
  • Fritillaria nigra Mill.
  • Fritillaria pyrenaea Gren.
  • Fritillaria pyrenaica var. lutescens Lindl. ex Baker
  • Fritillaria tardiflora Lehm. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Fritillaria umbellata Mill.

Fritillaria pyrenaica is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to the Pyrenees in Spain and France .[2] Common names include Pyrenean fritillary[3] and Pyrenean snake's-head.[4] It is a bulbous perennial growing to 45 cm (18 in). The pendent, bell-shaped flowers are borne in spring. They have recurved tepals[5] which are purple tinged with brown and yellow.[2] Like other species in this genus, notably F. meleagris, they are strongly chequered.[5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized:[1][6]

Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. boissieri (Costa) Vigo & Valdés[7]

Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. pyrenaica

Cultivation

In cultivation in the UK Fritillaria pyrenaica has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][8] It grows in any open place, such as a flower border or meadow, in full sun. Like all the Liliaceae, it is subject to predation by the scarlet lily beetle and its larvae.[3]

  • Arising
    Arising
  • Flower buds
    Flower buds
  • Flower (outer side)
    Flower (outer side)
  • Flower (inner side)
    Flower (inner side)
  • Mature seed capsules
    Mature seed capsules

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Plant List
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cheers, G. and H. F. Ullmann. Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 Garden Plants and how to Cultivate Them. Könemann im Tandem. 2004. p. 384. ISBN:3-8331-1253-0
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fritillaria pyrenaica. Royal Horticultural Society.
  4. ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965. 
  6. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. boissieri
  7. ↑ Vigo Bonada, Josep & Valdés, Benito. 2004. Willdenowia 34: 64.
  8. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. 

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