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Fritillaria meleagris is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. [2] [3] [4] Its common names include snake's head fritillary, snake's head (the original English name), chess flower, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily (because its shape resembled the bell once carried by lepers), Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered daffodil, drooping tulip or ...
Fritillaria (fritillaries) is a genus of spring flowering herbaceous bulbous perennial plants in the lily family . The type species , Fritillaria meleagris , was first described in Europe in 1571, while other species from the Middle East and Asia were also introduced to Europe at that time.
Fritillaria meleagris L. Type species - snake's head fritillary, checkered daffodil, frog-cup, Guinea-hen flower, leper lily, - Eurasia from Britain to Altay Krai; Fritillaria meleagroides Patrin ex Schult.f. - Eurasia from Bulgaria to Xinjiang [4] Fritillaria messanensis Raf. - Greece, Italy, Balkans; Fritillaria michailovskyi Fomin - Turkey [5]
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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 ...
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