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Floral diagram of Fritillaria flower. 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.
It grows from a bulb, which resembles a small mass of rice grains.The stems are 10–120 centimetres (4–47 inches) tall. The flowers are produced in the spring, nodding, 1–4 cm (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), yellowish or greenish brown with a lot of yellow mottling to purplish black with little mottling, or yellow-green mottled with purple.
The corms of this lily supposedly resemble dog teeth. [8] Foliage of this plant withers away during the summer. [6] At the end of the stem, the plant produces a white, lily-like flower 3–4 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in diameter, with six white tepals (3 petals and 3 petal-like sepals) and six yellow stamens.
Lily bulbs are starchy and edible as root vegetables, though bulbs of some species may be too bitter to eat. [70] Lilium brownii var. viridulum, known as 百合 (pak hop; pinyin: bǎi hé; Cantonese Yale: baak hap; lit. 'hundred united'), is one of the most prominent edible lilies in China. Its bulbs are large in size and not bitter.
Canna or canna lily is the only genus of flowering plants in the family Cannaceae, consisting of 10 species. [3] [4] [5] ... The starchy root is edible. [14]
Amaryllis belladonna, [2] the Jersey lily, [3] belladonna-lily, naked-lady-lily, [4] or March lily, [5] is a plant species native to Cape Province in South Africa but widely cultivated as an ornamental.
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