Biology:Fritillaria reuteri

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Liliaceae

Fritillaria reuteri
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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. reuteri
Binomial name
Fritillaria reuteri
Boiss.[1][2][3]

Fritillaria reuteri is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, distributed in Turkey and Iran.[4][5] It is a species in the genus Fritillaria, in the family Liliaceae.[6] It is placed in the subgenus Fritillaria.

Description

Fritillaria reuteri is characterised by purplish-brown flowers, tall stems, and narrow leaves. Each pedicel bears two bracts at the base.[5] It flowers from May to June.[7]

Taxonomy

It was described by Boissier in 1844,[1] Baker (1874), who divided Fritillaria into subgenera, placed F. reuteri in subgenus Monocodon, a subgenus later subsumed into Fritillaria.[8] Modern classifications, based on molecular phylogenetics, confirm this placement.[9]

Distribution and habitat

This plant inhabits high mountainous areas west of Esfahan, Iran, in wet soil or running water.[5]

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Wikidata ☰ Q5874199 entry