Fritillaria unibracteata

Fritillaria unibracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. unibracteata
Binomial name
Fritillaria unibracteata P.G. Xiao & K.C. Hsia
Synonyms[1]
Fritillaria sulcisquamosa S.Y.Tang & S.C.Yueh Fritillaria lixianensis Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu Fritillaria unibracteata var. ganziensis Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu Fritillaria unibracteata var. maculata S.Y.Tang & S.C.Yueh Fritillaria unibracteata var. sulcisquamosa (S.Y.Tang & S.C.Yueh) P.K.Hsiao & S.C.Yu Fritillaria wabuensis S.Y.Tang & S.C.Yueh (syn of F. unibracteata var. wabuensis)

Fritillaria unibracteata is an Asian species of herbaceous plant in the lily family, native to Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan Provinces in China.^[1][2]

Fritillaria unibracteata is a bulb-forming perennial up to 40 cm tall. Flowers are hanging, bell-shaped, dark purple with yellowish-brown markings.^[2]

Varieties^[1]

• Fritillaria unibracteata var. longinectarea S.Y.Tang & S.C.Yueh - Sichuan
• Fritillaria unibracteata var. unibracteata - Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan
• Fritillaria unibracteata var. wabuensis (S.Y.Tang & S.C.Yueh) Z.D.Liu, Shu Wang & S.C.Chen - Sichuan

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 131 暗紫贝母 an zi bei mu Fritillaria unibracteata P. K. Hsiao & K. C. Hsia in S. C. Chen & K. C. Hsia, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 15(2): 39. 1977.