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Fritillaria yuzhongensis

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Fritillaria yuzhongensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. yuzhongensis
Binomial name
Fritillaria yuzhongensis
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Fritillaria cirrhosa var. brevistigma Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu
  • Fritillaria glabra var. shanxiensis S.C.Chen
  • Fritillaria lanzhouensis Y.K.Yang, P.P.Ling & G.Yao
  • Fritillaria lishiensis Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu
  • Fritillaria lishiensis var. yichengensis Y.K.Yang & P.P.Ling
  • Fritillaria taipaiensis var. ningxiaensis Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu
  • Fritillaria taipaiensis var. yuxiensis Y.K.Yang, Z.Y.Gao & C.S.Zhou

Fritillaria yuzhongensis is a plant species native to China (Gansu, Henan, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi). It grows on open grassy hillsides at elevations of 1,800–3,500 m (5,900–11,500 ft).[2]

This is a bulb-producing perennial up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. The leaves are opposite, narrowly lanceolate, up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The flowers are nodding, pendent, bell-shaped, yellowish-green with purple markings.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 129, 榆中贝母 yu zhong bei mu Fritillaria yuzhongensis
  3. ^ Yu, Guo Dian & Zhou, Yin Sou in Chen, Sing Chi et al. 1985. Acta Botanica Yunnanica 7(2): 146–148, pl. 1. Fritillaria yuzhongensis