Fritillaria graeca
Species of plant in the family Liliaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fritillaria graeca is a European plant species in the family Liliaceae.[3] It is native to the Balkans (Albania, Bulgaria,[4] North Macedonia, and Greece).[5] Some older literature says that the plant can also be found in Serbia, but all these collections are of var. gussichiae, now regarded as a distinct species called Fritillaria gussichiae.[6]
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Fritillaria graeca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Fritillaria |
Species: | F. graeca |
Binomial name | |
Fritillaria graeca Boiss. & Spruner | |
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Fritillaria graeca has flowers with red and white stripes which resemble small bells - one on each stem. It blooms between April and May. It reaches a height of around 25 cm.[7][8]
- Fritillaria graeca subsp. graeca - eastern + southern Greece including Crete
- Fritillaria graeca subsp. thessala (Boiss.) Rix[9] - Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, northern Greece
- formerly included[1]
- Fritillaria graeca var. gussichiae, now called Fritillaria gussichiae
- Fritillaria graeca var. skorpili, now called Fritillaria skorpili