Fritillaria agrestis
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Fritillaria agrestis is a species of fritillary known by the common name stinkbells. It is endemic to California, where it is found in scattered populations from Mendocino County and Butte County to Ventura County.[1] It grows in heavy soils, particularly clay. It is not common.[2]
Description
Fritillaria agrestis grows an erect stem reaching about half a meter in height with a clump of 5 to 12 long, narrow leaves clustered around its base. The nodding flower is a cup of six tepals, each one to three centimeters long and sometimes curved at the tips. They are white with greenish to pinkish markings on the outer surface and purple-brown on the inner surface. The nectaries inside the flower are long and prominent. The flower has an unpleasant odor.[3][4][5]
References
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- ↑ Biota of North America Program
- ↑ Calflora taxon report Fritillaria agrestis E. Greene stinkbells
- ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 187, Fritillaria agrestis
- ↑ Greene, Edward Lee. 1895. Erythea 3(4): 67–68.
- ↑ Greene, Edward Lee. 1894. Manual of the Botany of the Region of San Francisco Bay 311, as Fritillaria biflora var. agrestis.
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