- Fritillaria glauca
Taxobox
name = "Fritillaria glauca"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Liliales
familia =Liliaceae
genus = "Fritillaria "
species = "F. glauca"
binomial = "Fritillaria glauca"
binomial_authority = Greene"Fritillaria glauca" is a species of
fritillary known by the common names Siskiyou fritillary and Siskiyou missionbells. It is native to northernCalifornia and southernOregon , where it is found in the serpentine talus on the slopes of the local mountains. This uncommon wildflower grows a short stem reaching 5 to 20 centimeters tall and surrounded by two to four thick, sickle-shaped leaves. It is sometimes stunted-looking with a curled or warped stem; it often grows in exposed mountainous areas. The lily flower is nodding and has six thicktepal s one to two centimeters long. They are yellow to purple and densely mottled. The fruits are winged.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8560,8572 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FRGL USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101622 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Fritillaria+glauca Photo gallery]
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