Pyrenean fritillary
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Fritillaria pyrenaica
Synonyms[1]
  • Fritillaria aquitanica Mill.
  • Fritillaria linophylla Doumenjou ex Nyman
  • Fritillaria lurida Salisb.
  • Fritillaria nervosa Willd.
  • Fritillaria nigra Mill.
  • Fritillaria pyrenaea Gren.
  • Fritillaria pyrenaica var. lutescens Lindl. ex Baker
  • Fritillaria tardiflora Lehm. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Fritillaria umbellata Mill.

Fritillaria pyrenaica is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to the Pyrenees in Spain and France.[2] Common names include Pyrenean fritillary[3] and Pyrenean snake's-head.[4] It is a bulbous perennial growing to 45 cm (18 in). The pendent, bell-shaped flowers are borne in spring. They have recurved tepals[5] which are purple tinged with brown and yellow.[2] Like other species in this genus, notably F. meleagris, they are strongly chequered.[5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized:[1][6]

Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. boissieri (Costa) Vigo & Valdés[7]

Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. pyrenaica

Cultivation

In cultivation in the UK Fritillaria pyrenaica has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][8] It grows in any open place, such as a flower border or meadow, in full sun. Like all the Liliaceae, it is subject to predation by the scarlet lily beetle and its larvae.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 The Plant List
  2. 1 2 Cheers, G. and H. F. Ullmann. Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 Garden Plants and how to Cultivate Them. Könemann im Tandem. 2004. p. 384. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
  3. 1 2 3 Fritillaria pyrenaica. Royal Horticultural Society.
  4. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. 1 2 RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  6. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. boissieri
  7. ↑ Vigo Bonada, Josep & Valdés, Benito. 2004. Willdenowia 34: 64.
  8. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. Retrieved 27 February 2018.


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