Fritillaria yuzhongensis

榆中贝母
yu zhong bei mu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species: F. yuzhongensis
Binomial name
Fritillaria yuzhongensis
G.D.Yu & Y.S.Zhou
Synonyms[1]

Fritillaria yuzhongensis is a plant species native to China (Gansu, Henan, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi). It grows in open grassy hillsides at elevations of 1800–3500 m.[2]

Fritillaria yuzhongensis is a bulb-producing perennial up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are opposite, narrowly lanceolate, up to 10 cm long. Flowers are nodding, bell-shaped, yellowish-green with purple markings.[2][3]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 129, 榆中贝母 yu zhong bei mu Fritillaria yuzhongensis
  3. Yu, Guo Dian & Zhou, Yin Sou in Chen, Sing Chi et al. 1985. Acta Botanica Yunnanica 7(2): 146–148, pl. 1. Fritillaria yuzhongensis'
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