Fritillaria pinetorum explained

Fritillaria pinetorum, the pinewoods fritillary or Davidson's fritillary, is an uncommon species of fritillary.[1]

It is endemic to California, USA, where it is found in shady mountain forests in the Sierra Nevada (from Sierra County to Kern County) and the San Gabriel Ranges from Santa Barbara County to San Bernardino County. There are also isolated populations in eastern Inyo County and in Modoc County.[2]

Description

Fritillaria pinetorum grows an erect stem NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) high with 4 to 20 narrow, straight or curling leaves. The erect flower has six tepals each 1–2 cm long and yellow-mottled purple in color. It is similar in appearance to Fritillaria atropurpurea.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14172480#page/301/mode/1up Davidson, Anstruther. 1908. Muhlenbergia; a journal of botany 4(5): 67–68
  2. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3639 Calflora taxon report, Fritillaria pinetorum Davidson, pine woods fritillary, pinewoods fritillary