Fritillaria messanensis explained

Fritillaria messanensis is a European species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to southeastern Europe: Italy (Sicily, Calabria), Greece (incl. Crete), Albania, former Yugoslavia.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Subspecies

• Fritillaria messanensis subsp. gracilis (Ebel) Rix - Ionian Islands of Greece, Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo
• Fritillaria messanensis subsp. messanensis - Greece, Sicily, Calabria
• Fritillaria messanensis subsp. neglecta (Parl.) Nyman - Croatia, Macedonia
• Fritillaria messanensis subsp. sphaciotica (Gand.) Kamari & Phitos - Crete

External links

• Alpine Garden Society Plant Encyclopaedia, Fritillaria messanensis
• Flowers of Northwest Crete
• Municipality of Sitia, Fritillaria messanensis - Phritilaria

Notes and References

1. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Fritillaria Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Fritillaria
2. Tomovic, G., S. Vukojicic, M. Niketic, B. Zlatkovic, V. Strevanovic. 2007. Fritillaria (Liliaceae) in Serbia: distribution, habitats, and some taxonomic notes. Phytologica Balcanica 13 (3):359-370
3. Lorenzo Peruzzi, Katia Francesca Caparelli & Fabrizio Bartolucci. 2009. Fritillaria messanensis subsp. neglecta, a fourth subspecies within Fritillaria messanensis from NW Balkans. Candollea 64(2):237-244