Fritillaria verticillata is a flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and the Altay region of Siberia.[1][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. verticillata
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Synonymy
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It can grow to 60 cm (23.5 in) tall, usually with one flower at the top, but sometimes with as many as five. The leaves are mostly in whorls, with 4-7 leaves per node, each up to 10 cm long but rarely more than 10 mm across. The flowers are pendent, nodding, bell-shaped, white or pale yellow, sometimes with purple spots.[2][3][4][5]
It formerly included the variety Fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii - now called Fritillaria thunbergii.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Fritillaria verticillata
- ^ a b "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 384. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
- ^ Flora of China 黄花贝母 huang hua bei mu Fritillaria verticillata
- ^ Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von. 1799. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 2(1): 91
- ^ Y.K.Yang , S.X.Zhang & G.J.Liu. 1987. Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research. Wuhan, Hubei 5(2): 128, as Fritillaria borealixingjiangensis
External links edit
- Pacific Bulb Society, Asian Fritillaria Four photos of several species including Fritillaria verticillata
- Practical Plants, Fritillaria verticillata culinary and medicinal uses
- Natural Medicinal Herbs, Fritillaria verticillata
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