Fritillaria recurva

Taxobox
name = "Fritillaria recurva"


regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Liliales
familia = Liliaceae
genus = "Fritillaria"
species = "F. recurva"
binomial = "Fritillaria recurva"
binomial_authority = Benth.
synonyms = "Fritillaria coccinea"
"Fritillaria liliacea"

"Fritillaria recurva", the Scarlet Fritillary, is a herb in the Liliaceae family. It is native to southwest Oregon from Douglas County south into California where it grows in the Klamath Mountains, Northern Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, and Sierra Nevada. It grows in dry, open woodlands and chaparral from 300 to 2200 meters, and it blooms in spring from February to July. Throughout its range it is distinguishable from other "Fritillaria" species by its scarlet red color, checkered with yellow on the inside, and recurved tepals. Its leaves are arranged in whorls and are linear to narrowly lanceolate. In southwest Oregon it is similar to the rare "Fritillaria gentneri". The latter can be distinguished from "F. recurva" by its branching style and longer nectary glands. Additionally, it blooms about two weeks after Scarlet Fritillary and has a different reddish color.

References

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8560,8580 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FRRE USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Fritillaria+recurva Photo gallery]
* [http://npsoregon.org/kalm/kalmiopsis12/gentners.pdf http://npsoregon.org/kalm/kalmiopsis12/gentners.pdf]