Fritillaria glauca explained

Fritillaria glauca is a species of fritillary known by the common names Siskiyou fritillary and Siskiyou missionbells.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

It is native to northern California, USA (as far south as Lake County) and southern Oregon (as far north as Lane County), where it is found in the serpentine talus on the slopes of the local mountains.^{[5] [4]}

Description

This uncommon wildflower has a short stem reaching NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) tall and is surrounded by two to four thick, sickle-shaped leaves. It is sometimes stunted-looking with a curled or warped stem; it often grows in exposed mountainous areas. The flower is nodding and has six thick tepals 1–2 cm long. They are yellow to purple and densely mottled. The fruits are winged.^[6]

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• Calphotos Photo gallery color photos
• Turner Photographics, Liliaceae Fritillaria glauca Siskiyou Fritillary color photos
• Fritillaries: The Genus Fritillaria West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington, Siskiyou Fritillary Fritillaria glauca color photos

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=306634 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15257150#page/156/mode/1up Greene, Edward Lee. 1893. Erythea 1(7): 153
3. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FRGL United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile, Fritillaria glauca Greene, Siskiyou fritillary
4. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3634 Calflora taxon report, Fritillaria glauca E. Greene, Siskiyou fritillary, Siskiyou missionbells
5. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Fritillaria%20glauca.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
6. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101622 Flora of North America, Fritillaria glauca