Fritillaria pallidiflora

Siberian fritillary
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species: F. pallidiflora
Binomial name
Fritillaria pallidiflora
Synonyms[1]

Fritillaria pallidiflora is an Asian species of bulbous flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.[2][1] The common name frequently used is Siberian fritillary, a misnomer because the species does not grow in the wild in Siberia.

The Latin specific epithet pallidiflora means “pale flowered”.[3]

Fritillaria pallidiflora reaches up to 38 cm (15 in) in height and bears pale yellow, nodding (hanging downward) bell-shaped flowers.[2][4][5][6][7]

In cultivation in the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[8][9] It is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F)

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria pallidiflora
  2. 1 2 伊贝母 yi bei mu Fritillaria pallidiflora Flora of China.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  4. Cheers, G. and H. F. Ullmann. Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 Garden Plants and how to Cultivate Them. Könemann im Tandem. 2004. pg. 384. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
  5. Fischer, Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von, & Meyer, Carl Anton von. 1841. Enumeratio Plantarum Novarum 1: 5
  6. G.Z.Zhang & Y.M.Liu. 1984. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica. (Chih su fen lei hsüeh pao). Beijing 22(2): 158, as Fritillaria bolensis
  7. Liu, Guo June 1996. Flora Xinjiangensis 6: 507, as Fritillaria pallidiflora var. halabulanica
  8. "RHS Plantfinder - Fritillaria pallidiflora". Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. Retrieved 27 February 2018.


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