Fritillaria verticillata

Fritillaria verticillata
Fritillaria verticillata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. verticillata
Binomial name
Fritillaria verticillata Willd.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Corona verticillata (Willd.) Fisch. ex Graham Fritillaria albidiflora X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria albidiflora var. jimunaica (X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng) X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria albidiflora var. purpurea X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria albidiflora var. rhodanthera X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria albidiflora var. viridicaulina (X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng) X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria altaica Lam. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Fritillaria amoena Y.C.Yang Fritillaria borealixingjiangensis Y.K.Yang, S.X.Zhang & G.J.Liu Fritillaria heboksarensis X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria leucantha Fisch. ex Graham Fritillaria parvialbiflora var. viridicaulina X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria scandens Fisch. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Fritillaria tortifolia var. albiflora X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria tortifolia var. citrina X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria tortifolia var. parviflora X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria verticillata var. albidiflora (X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng) G.J.Liu Fritillaria verticillata var. jimunaica X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Imperialis leucantha Fisch. ex Graham

Fritillaria verticillata is an Asian plant in the lily family, native to Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, and the Altay region of Siberia.^[1][2]

Fritillaria verticillata can grow to 60 cm (23.5 in) tall, usually with one flower at the top, but sometimes as many as 5. Leaves are mostly in whorls, with 4-7 leaves per node, each up to 10 cm long but rarely more than 10 mm across. Flowers are nodding, bell-shaped, white or pale yellow, sometimes with purple spots.^[2][3][4][5]

formerly included^[1]

• Fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii - now called Fritillaria thunbergii

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Fritillaria verticillata
2. "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 384. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
3. Flora of China 黄花贝母 huang hua bei mu Fritillaria verticillata
4. Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von. 1799. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 2(1): 91
5. Y.K.Yang , S.X.Zhang & G.J.Liu. 1987. Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research. Wuhan, Hubei 5(2): 128, as Fritillaria borealixingjiangensis

External links

• Pacific Bulb Society, Asian Fritillaria Four photos of several species including Fritillaria verticillata
• Practical Plants, Fritillaria verticillata culinary and medicinal uses
• Natural Medicinal Herbs, Fritillaria verticillata