| Fritillaria orientalis | |
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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. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fritillaria orientalis Adams | |
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Fritillaria orientalis is a Eurasian species of monocotyledonous plant in the lily family Liliaceae. It was described by Johann Friedrich Adam in 1805, based on specimens collected in Ossetia.
This bulbous perennial flourishes on grass and brush in limestone valleys. The flowers, appearing in April and May, are purple, borne singly or in twos or threes.
The species grows in France, Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Austria, Moldova, Ukraine, southern Russia, Turkey, and the Caucasus.
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Flower detail
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References
- The Plant List
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Johann Friedrich Adams in F. Weber & D.M.H.Mohr. 1805. Beiträge zur Naturkunde 1: 50.
- Ker Gawler, John Bellenden. 1806. Botanical Magazine (London) 24: t. 952, as Fritillaria racemosa
- Marschall von Bieberstein, Friedrich August. 1808. Flora Taurico-Caucasica exhibens stirpes phaenogamas, in Chersoneso Taurica et regionibus caucasicis sponte crescentes. Charkouiae 1: 269, Fritillaria tenella
- Altervista Flora Italiana, Meleagride minore, Fritillaria orientalis Adam
- Malesh Mountain, Fritillaria orientalis photo, description, distribution information; Malesh Mountain is on the border of Bulgaria + North Macedonia
External links
- Carpathian Basin, Fritillaria orientalis Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine photos
- Calphotos, University of California @ Berkeley, Fritillaria orientalis photo by Mike Ireland
- Riserva Naturale della Val Rosandra, Fritillaria orientalis è nella Regione presente solo nella porzione sud orientale del Carso photo; captions in Italian
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