Fritillaria persica
| Fritillaria persica | |
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| Flowers, leaves + stalks of Fritillaria persica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Fritillaria |
| Species: | F. persica |
| Binomial name | |
| Fritillaria persica L. | |
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Fritillaria persica is a Middle Eastern species of flowering plant in the lily family, native to southern Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Israel.[2][3] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in the Lazio region of Italy.[4]
Fritillaria persica is a robust bulbous perennial growing 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall. Each plant may bear up to 30, conical, narrow, bell-shaped flowers, up to 3/4 inches long, ranging in colour from deep purple to greenish brown.[5][6]
A plant commonly found in cultivation outside its range is the cultivar 'Adiyaman', which is taller and more free-flowering than populations of the species inside its native range.[6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria persica
- ↑ Pacific Bulb Society, Fritillaria Two
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Meleagride persiana, Fritillaria persica L.
- ↑ "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 384. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
- 1 2 RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
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