Fritillaria sichuanica

Fritillaria sichuanica is a Chinese plant species of the lily family. It is found only in China, found in the Provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan.[2][3][1]

Fritillaria sichuanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. sichuanica
Binomial name
Fritillaria sichuanica S.C. Chen
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Fritillaria chuanbeiensis Y.K. Yang et al. Fritillaria chuanbeiensis var. huyabeimu Y.K. Yang & D.H. Jiang Fritillaria cirrhosa var. ecirrhosa Franchet Fritillaria fujiangensis Y.K. Yang et al. Fritillaria glabra var. qingchuanensis (Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu) S.Y. Tang & S.C. Yueh Fritillaria mellea S.Y. Tang & S.C. Yueh Fritillaria pingwuensis Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Fritillaria przewalskii var. longistigma Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Fritillaria qingchuanensis Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Fritillaria taipaiensis var. zhouquensis S.C. Chen & G.D. Yu Fritillaria wenxianensis Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Fritillaria xibeiensis Y.K. Yang et al.

Fritillaria sichuanica produces bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Stem is up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are nodding (hanging downwards), yellow-green with deep purple spots the spots sometimes so dense that the flower appears from a distance to be more purple than yellow-green.[2][4]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 128 华西贝母 hua xi bei mu Fritillaria sichuanica S. C. Chen, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 5: 371. 1983.
3. Tropicos, Fritillaria sichuanica S.C. Chen
4. Chen, Sing Chi 1983. Acta Botanica Yunnanica 5(4): 371, plate 1, figures 6–10