San Benito Fritillary

(Fritillaria viridea)

galery

Description

This bulbous perennial herb produces an erect stem 30 to 65 centimeters tall surrounded by several lance-shaped leaves up to 10 centimeters long. The smooth stem is topped with a raceme inflorescence of one or nodding bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has 6 tepals one to two centimeters long which are pale to very dark greenish.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Liliales
Family:Liliaceae
Genus:Fritillaria
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