Fritillaria pallidiflora

Fritillaria pallidiflora is an Asian species of bulbous flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.[2][1] The common name frequently used is Siberian fritillary, a misnomer because the species does not grow in the wild in Siberia.

Fritillaria pallidiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. pallidiflora
Binomial name
Fritillaria pallidiflora Schrenk
Synonyms[1]
List of synonyms Fritillaria bolensis G.Z.Zhang & Y.M.Liu Fritillaria halabulanica X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria pallidiflora var. halabulanica (X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng) G.J.Liu Fritillaria pallidiflora var. plena X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria pallidiflora var. pluriflora Regel Fritillaria pallidiflora var. uniflora Regel

The Latin specific epithet pallidiflora means “pale flowered”.[3]

Fritillaria pallidiflora reaches up to 38 cm (15 in) in height and bears pale yellow, nodding (hanging downward) bell-shaped flowers.[2][4][5][6][7]

In cultivation in the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[8][9] It is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F)

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria pallidiflora
2. 伊贝母 yi bei mu Fritillaria pallidiflora Flora of China.
3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
4. Cheers, G. and H. F. Ullmann. Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 Garden Plants and how to Cultivate Them. Könemann im Tandem. 2004. pg. 384. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
5. Fischer, Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von, & Meyer, Carl Anton von. 1841. Enumeratio Plantarum Novarum 1: 5
6. G.Z.Zhang & Y.M.Liu. 1984. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica. (Chih su fen lei hsüeh pao). Beijing 22(2): 158, as Fritillaria bolensis
7. Liu, Guo June 1996. Flora Xinjiangensis 6: 507, as Fritillaria pallidiflora var. halabulanica
8. "RHS Plantfinder - Fritillaria pallidiflora". Retrieved 16 February 2018.
9. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

External links

• Pacific Bulb Society, Asian Fritillaria Three photos of several species including Fritillaria pallidiflora
• Vasteplanten Kwekerij De Hessenhof, Fritillaria pallidiflora photo of cultivated specimen in Netherlands