Pyrenean fritillary | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Fritillaria |
Species: | F. pyrenaica
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Binomial name | |
Fritillaria pyrenaica | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
Two subspecies are currently recognized: [1] [6]
Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. boissieri (Costa) Vigo & Valdés [7]
Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. pyrenaica
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]
Pyrenean fritillary | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Fritillaria |
Species: | F. pyrenaica
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Binomial name | |
Fritillaria pyrenaica | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
Two subspecies are currently recognized: [1] [6]
Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. boissieri (Costa) Vigo & Valdés [7]
Fritillaria pyrenaica subsp. pyrenaica
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]