- Fritillaria striata
Taxobox
name = "Fritillaria striata"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Liliales
familia =Liliaceae
genus = "Fritillaria"
species = "F. striata"
binomial = "Fritillaria striata"
binomial_authority = Eastw."Fritillaria striata" is an uncommon species of
fritillary known by the common name striped adobe lily. It is endemic toCalifornia , where it is known only from the southern Sierra Nevada of Kern and Tulare Counties. It grows in adobe clay soils. The plant produces an erect stem 25 to 40 centimeters tall and bearing pairs of long oval-shaped leaves 6 to 7 centimeters long. The nodding flower is a bell-shaped, fragrant bloom with six light pinktepal s each striped with darker pink. The tips roll back. In the darker center of the flower is a greenish-yellow nectary surrounded by yellow anthers. The main threat to the plant is cattle grazing.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8560,8581 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FRST USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101631 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Fritillaria+striata Photo gallery]
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