Fritillaria atropurpurea is a species of fritillary known by several common names, including spotted fritillary, purple fritillary, spotted mountainbells, spotted missionbells, and leopard lily.[2]
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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. atropurpurea
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Distribution edit
Fritillaria atropurpurea is native to the Western United States, where it is often found beneath trees in moldy leaf litter at elevations of 1000–3200 m. This species has the widest distribution of fritillaries in North America, growing from California, Arizona and New Mexico north to Oregon and North Dakota.[3]
Description edit
Fritillaria atropurpurea stems are 10–20 cm (3+7⁄8–7+7⁄8 in) in height and bear narrow, pointed leaves. The nodding flower has spreading tepals each one or two centimeters long which are yellowish or cream colored with heavy dark purple-brown mottling. The center of the flower has a central style surrounded by stamens with very large yellow anthers.[4][5]
This species is similar to Fritillaria pinetorum, but it has nodding flowers compared with the latter's erect blooms.
References edit
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 80. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species
- ^ Flora of North America
- ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1834. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(1): 54–55.
External links edit
Media related to Fritillaria atropurpurea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Fritillaria atropurpurea at Wikispecies- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery
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