Fritillaria walujewii

Fritillaria walujewii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species: F. walujewii
Binomial name
Fritillaria walujewii
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Fritillaria walujewii is an Asian species of herbaceous plant in the lily family, native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang Province in western China.[1]

Fritillaria walujewii is a bulb-forming perennial up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are hanging, bell-shaped, usually dark purple with white or darker purple markings but sometimes pale green.[2][3][4]

The species is named in honor of P.A. von Walujew, one time Russian Imperial Minister of the Interior.[3]

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