Difference between revisions of "Fritillaria affinis"
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| − | Perennial herb from a small, scaly bulb and numerous rice-sized offset bulblets, the unbranched, glabrous stem 1.5-10 dm. tall.''Fritillaria affinis'' | + | Perennial herb from a small, scaly bulb and numerous rice-sized offset bulblets, the unbranched, glabrous stem 1.5-10 dm. tall.''Fritillaria affinis'' |
| + | ====Leaves==== | ||
| + | 1-2 whorls of 3-5 and scattered upward, lanceolate, 5-15 cm. long and 3-25 mm. broad. | ||
| + | ====Flowers==== | ||
| + | Usually 2-5 in a raceme, broadly bell-shaped, pendant, strongly mottled, purplish to greenish or yellowish; tepals 6, lanceolate, distinct, 20-30 mm. long; the 6 slender filaments 2-3 times as long as the anthers; styles attached to each other about 1/3 of their length.Flowers usually 2-5 in a raceme, broadly bell-shaped, pendant, strongly mottled, purplish to greenish or yellowish; tepals 6, lanceolate, distinct, 20-30 mm. long; the 6 slender filaments 2-3 times as long as the anthers; styles attached to each other about 1/3 of their length. | ||
| + | ====Fruits==== | ||
| + | capsules 2 cm. long, broadly winged. | ||
| + | ===Bloom Period=== | ||
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| + | February - June | ||
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===Distribution=== | ===Distribution=== | ||
===Habitat=== | ===Habitat=== | ||
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===Seed=== | ===Seed=== | ||
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'''Abbreviation:''' FRAF | '''Abbreviation:''' FRAF | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 23 April 2012
Fritillaria affinis is also called Chocolate lily, Checker lily, Rice root and Mission bells. It is in the Lilliaceae family, a family of monocotyledons. This plant is also called Fritillaria lanceolata some of the time.
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Taxonomy
Description
Perennial herb from a small, scaly bulb and numerous rice-sized offset bulblets, the unbranched, glabrous stem 1.5-10 dm. tall.Fritillaria affinis
Leaves
1-2 whorls of 3-5 and scattered upward, lanceolate, 5-15 cm. long and 3-25 mm. broad.
Flowers
Usually 2-5 in a raceme, broadly bell-shaped, pendant, strongly mottled, purplish to greenish or yellowish; tepals 6, lanceolate, distinct, 20-30 mm. long; the 6 slender filaments 2-3 times as long as the anthers; styles attached to each other about 1/3 of their length.Flowers usually 2-5 in a raceme, broadly bell-shaped, pendant, strongly mottled, purplish to greenish or yellowish; tepals 6, lanceolate, distinct, 20-30 mm. long; the 6 slender filaments 2-3 times as long as the anthers; styles attached to each other about 1/3 of their length.
Fruits
capsules 2 cm. long, broadly winged.
Bloom Period
February - June
Distribution
Habitat
Uses
Propagation
Seed
Abbreviation: FRAF
Seed sample from: 2011
Average Measurement: 6.1 x 4.5 x 0.4
Measurement Range: L: 5.5 – 7, W: 3.5 – 5, D: 0.2 - 0.5
Features
Shape: Seeds very flat and tear drop shaped. Seeds widely winged. Seed coat somewhat transparent, making seed body visible.
Color: Hilium is visible as a small darker brown dot on pointed end of seed. Seed is golden/brown/bronze.
Surface: Surface is lustrous and finely and erratically ridged, giving the seed an overall bumpy/pitted look.
Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
