Fritillaria affinis

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       Scientific Name Fritillaria affinis
       Synonyms Fritillaria lanceolata
       Family Lilliaceae
       English Names 

Chocolate lily, Checker Lily Rice Root Fritillary Mission Bells

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   Description

Perennial herb from a small, scaly bulb and numerous rice-sized offset bulblets, the unbranched, glabrous stem 1.5-10 dm. tall. Leaves: Leaves in 1-2 whorls of 3-5 and scattered upward, lanceolate, 5-15 cm. long and 3-25 mm. broad.

   Bloom Period February - June
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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