- Fritillaria pluriflora
Taxobox
name = "Fritillaria pluriflora"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Liliales
familia =Liliaceae
genus = "Fritillaria"
species = "F. pluriflora"
binomial = "Fritillaria pluriflora"
binomial_authority = Torr. ex Benth."Fritillaria pluriflora" is a rare species of
fritillary known by the common name adobe lily. This wildflower is mainly limited tonorthern California , but it may exist in southernOregon . It grows in the adobe clay soils of the foothills and low mountains in the area. It produces an erect stem reaching heights between ten and fifty centimeters. It has up to ten thick, long, oval-shaped leaves with wavy margins, most of which are clustered at ground level. The nodding flower has bright pinktepal s each one to four centimeters long. At the center of the flower is a pinkish to yellowish nectary and bright yellow anthers.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8560,8577 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FRPL USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101627 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Fritillaria+pluriflora Photo gallery]
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