''Fritillaria atropurpurea'' is a species of
fritillary known by several common names, including spotted fritillary, purple fritillary, spotted mountainbells, spotted missionbells, and leopard lily.
Distribution
''Fritillaria atropurpurea'' is native to the
Western United States, where it is often found beneath trees in moldy leaf litter at elevations of 1000–3200 m. This species has the widest distribution of fritillaries in North America, growing from
California,
Arizona and
New Mexico north to
Oregon and
North Dakota.
Description
''Fritillaria atropurpurea'' stems are in height and bear narrow, pointed leaves. The nodding flower has spreading
tepals each one or two centimeters long which are yellowish or cream colored with heavy dark purple-brown mottling. The center of the flower has a central
style surrounded by
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s with very large yellow anthers.
Nuttall, Thomas. 1834. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(1): 54–55
This species is similar to '' Fritillaria pinetorum'', but it has nodding flowers compared with the latter's erect blooms.
References
External links
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Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
Photo gallery
atropurpurea
Flora of California
Flora of the Western United States
Plants described in 1834
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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