Fritillaria lusitanica
Fritillaria lusitanica is a European plant in the lily family, native to Spain and Portugal.[1]
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Fritillaria lusitanica is a bulb-forming perennial. The flowers are nodding (hanging), purple, sometimes with a green stripe along the central part of each tepal.[2]
- Subspecies[1]
- Fritillaria lusitanica subsp. lusitanica
- Fritillaria lusitanica subsp. stenophylla (Boiss. & Reut.) K.Richt
- formerly included[1]
Several other names have been coined at the varietal and subspecific levels for taxa once thought to be parts of the species Fritillaria lusitanica but now considered better suited to other species.
- Fritillaria lusitanica var. algeriensis, now called Fritillaria oranensis
- Fritillaria lusitanica subsp. macrocarpa, now called Fritillaria macrocarpa
- Fritillaria lusitanica var. neglecta, now called Fritillaria messanensis subsp. neglecta
- Fritillaria lusitanica subsp. neglecta, now called Fritillaria messanensis subsp. neglecta
- Fritillaria lusitanica subsp. oranensis, now called Fritillaria oranensis
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Wikström, Johan Emanuel 1821. Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 352
External links
- Flores Silvestres del Mediterraneo several photos, captions in Spanish
- Redaragon, Espacios Naturales de Aragón in Spanish, with photo
- Flora-on in Portuguese, with many photos plus Portuguese distribution map
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