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Fritillaria subgen. Fritillaria
Fritillaria
Fritillaria (fritillaries) is a genus of spring flowering herbaceous bulbous perennial plants in the lily family (Liliaceae). The type species, Fritillaria meleagris, was first described in Europe in 1571, while other species from the Middle East and Asia were also introduced to Europe at that time. The genus has about 130–140 species divided among eight subgenera. The flowers are usually solitary, nodding and bell-shaped with bulbs that have fleshy scales, resembling those of lilies. They are...
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
snake's-head fritillary
speciesFritillaria meleagris
Iberian Fritillary
speciesFritillaria lusitanica
Ruthenian Fritillary
speciesFritillaria ruthenica
Fritillaria meleagroides
speciesFritillaria meleagroides
Pyrenean fritillary
speciesFritillaria pyrenaica
Fritillaria montana
speciesFritillaria montana
Three-bracted Snakeshead
speciesFritillaria involucrata
Tube Checkered Lily
speciesFritillaria tubaeformis
Fritillaria messanensis
speciesFritillaria messanensis
Fritillaria collina
speciesFritillaria collina
Fritillaria latifolia
speciesFritillaria latifolia
Fritillaria pontica
speciesFritillaria pontica
Fritillaria thunbergii
speciesFritillaria thunbergii
Greek Fritillary
speciesFritillaria graeca
Pointed-petal Fritillary
speciesFritillaria acmopetala
fox's grape fritillary
speciesFritillaria uva-vulpis
Fritillaria caucasica
speciesFritillaria caucasica
Fritillaria usuriensis
speciesFritillaria usuriensis
yellow Himalayan fritillary
speciesFritillaria cirrhosa
Drenovski's Fritillary
speciesFritillaria drenovskii
Fritillaria oranensis
speciesFritillaria oranensis
Rhodian Fritillary
speciesFritillaria rhodia
Fritillaria verticillata
speciesFritillaria verticillata
Fritillaria crassifolia
speciesFritillaria crassifolia
Fritillaria pallidiflora
speciesFritillaria pallidiflora
Fritillaria pinardii
speciesFritillaria pinardii
Fritillaria michailovskyi
speciesFritillaria michailovskyi
Fritillaria unibracteata
speciesFritillaria unibracteata
Fritillaria gussichiae
speciesFritillaria gussichiae
Fritillaria obliqua
speciesFritillaria obliqua
Fritillaria bithynica
speciesFritillaria bithynica
Fritillaria grandiflora
speciesFritillaria grandiflora
Fritillaria kurdica
speciesFritillaria kurdica
Fritillaria hermonis
speciesFritillaria hermonis
Fritillaria monantha
speciesFritillaria monantha
Fritillaria alfredae
speciesFritillaria alfredae
Fritillaria aurea
speciesFritillaria aurea
Slender Fritillary
speciesFritillaria orientalis
Fritillaria przewalskii
speciesFritillaria przewalskii
Fritillaria fleischeriana
speciesFritillaria fleischeriana
Fritillaria ehrhartii
speciesFritillaria ehrhartii
Fritillaria amana
speciesFritillaria amana
Fritillaria minuta
speciesFritillaria minuta
Fritillaria lagodechiana
speciesFritillaria lagodechiana
Fritillaria olgae
speciesFritillaria olgae
Fritillaria carica
speciesFritillaria carica
Fritillaria hakkarensis
speciesFritillaria hakkarensis
Fritillaria ferganensis
speciesFritillaria ferganensis
Fritillaria rhodocanakis
speciesFritillaria rhodocanakis
Fritillaria armena
speciesFritillaria armena
Fritillaria delavayi
speciesFritillaria delavayi
Fritillaria taipaiensis
speciesFritillaria taipaiensis
Fritillaria walujewii
speciesFritillaria walujewii
Fritillaria macedonica
speciesFritillaria macedonica
Fritillaria mutabilis
speciesFritillaria mutabilis
Fritillaria davisii
speciesFritillaria davisii
Fritillaria forbesii
speciesFritillaria forbesii
Fritillaria alburyana
speciesFritillaria alburyana
Fritillaria ionica
speciesFritillaria ionica
Fritillaria assyriaca
speciesFritillaria assyriaca
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.164
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.170
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.131
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.180
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.177
A New Herbal, or History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.239
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.253
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.136
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.178
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.175
Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle
李時珍 · 1596 · p.54
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.139
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1444133.