Fritillaria orientalis explained

Fritillaria orientalis is a Eurasian species of monocotyledonous plant in the lily family Liliaceae.^[1] It was described by Johann Friedrich Adam in 1805, based on specimens collected in Ossetia.^[2]

This bulbous perennial flourishes on grass and brush in limestone valleys. The flowers, appearing in April and May, are purple, borne singly or in twos or threes.^{[2] [3] [4]}

The species grows in France, Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Austria, Moldova, Ukraine, southern Russia, Turkey, and the Caucasus.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• • Carpathian Basin, Fritillaria orientalis photos
• Calphotos, University of California @ Berkeley, Fritillaria orientalis photo by Mike Ireland
• Riserva Naturale della Val Rosandra, Fritillaria orientalis è nella Regione presente solo nella porzione sud orientale del Carso photo; captions in Italian

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=306800 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31261648#page/66/mode/1up Johann Friedrich Adams in F. Weber & D.M.H.Mohr. 1805. Beiträge zur Naturkunde 1: 50.
3. Ker Gawler, John Bellenden. 1806. Botanical Magazine (London) 24: t. 952, as Fritillaria racemosa
4. Marschall von Bieberstein, Friedrich August. 1808. Flora Taurico-Caucasica exhibens stirpes phaenogamas, in Chersoneso Taurica et regionibus caucasicis sponte crescentes. Charkouiae 1: 269, Fritillaria tenella
5. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=fritillaria+orientalis Altervista Flora Italiana, Meleagride minore, Fritillaria orientalis Adam
6. http://maleshmountain.eu/index.php/en/fritillaria-orientalis Malesh Mountain, Fritillaria orientalis