Biology:Fritillaria walujewii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Fritillaria walujewii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. walujewii
Binomial name
Fritillaria walujewii
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Synonyms[1]

Fritillaria walujewii is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang Province in western China .[1]

It is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial up to 50 cm tall. The flowers are hanging, bell-shaped, usually dark purple with white or darker purple markings but sometimes pale green.[2][3][4]

The species is named in honor of P.A. von Walujew, one-time Russian Imperial Minister of the Interior.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q11083849 entry