Fritillaria meleagroides

Fritillaria meleagroides
Fritillaria meleagroides in Ukraine; photo by Anna Kuzemko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. meleagroides
Binomial name
Fritillaria meleagroides Patrin ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Fritillaria longifolia Steven ex Ledeb. 1852, illegitimate homonym not Hill 1768 Fritillaria meleagroides var. flavovirens X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria meleagroides var. plena X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria meleagroides var. rhodantha X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng

Fritillaria meleagroides is a Eurasian species of bulb-forming plants in the lily family, native to Xinjiang, Russia (Altay Krai, Western Siberia Krai, European Russia, North Caucasus), Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Bulgaria.^[1]

Fritillaria meleagroides is a bulb-producing perennial up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are linear, alternate, up to 15 cm long. Flowers are nodding (hanging), bell-shaped, dark purple or brownish-purple.^[2][3]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 128 额敏贝母 e min bei mu Fritillaria meleagroides Patrin ex Schultes & J. H. Schultes
3. Schultes, Julius Hermann . 1829 Systema Vegetabilium 7(1): 395 in Latin

External links

• Шахматовидна ведрица, малка ведрица Fritillaria meleagroides Patrin ex Schultes fil., Природозащитен статут. Критично застрашен description in Bulgarian, Bulgarian distribution map, color painting of Fritillaria meleagroides in bloom
• Redbook Ukraine, Рябчик малый Fritillaria meleagroides Patrin ex Schult. et Schult.f. description in Ukrainian, Ukrainian distribution map, color photos of Fritillaria meleagroides in bloom
• Pacific Bulb Society, Miscellaneous Fritillaria photos of several species including Fritillaria meleagroides