Fritillaria pluriflora

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|species=pluriflora

|authority=Torr. ex Benth.

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|synonyms=*Liliorhiza piattiana Kellogg ex Curran

| status = G2

| status_system = TNC

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Fritillaria pluriflora is a rare California fritillary known as adobe lily. This wildflower is mainly limited to northern California. It grows in adobe clay soils of the Coast Ranges and low hills in the Central Valley from Tehama and Mendocino Counties south to Solano County.{{r|jep}}{{r|calflora}}{{r|fna}}{{r|tropicos}}

Description

Fritillaria pluriflora produces an erect stem reaching heights between {{cvt|10 and 50|cm|0}}. It has up to ten thick, long, oval-shaped leaves with wavy margins, most of which are clustered at ground level. The nodding flower has bright pink tepals each one up to {{cvt|4|cm}} long. At the center of the flower is a pinkish to yellowish nectary and bright yellow anthers.{{r|fna}}

References

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[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Fritillaria+pluriflora Calflora taxon report, Fritillaria pluriflora Benth., adobe lily ]

[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101627 Flora of North America, Fritillaria pluriflora]

[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8560,8577 Jepson Manual Treatment - Fritillaria pluriflora]

[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/18401179 Tropicos, Fritillaria pluriflora Torr. ex Benth.]

[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=306821 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

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pluriflora

Category:Endemic flora of California

Category:Plants described in 1857