Fritillaria striata

Eastwood

Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 136. 1931.

Common names: Striped adobe-lily Striped adobe-lily
EndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 171. Mentioned on page 165.

Bulb scales: large 2–7; small 0–1. Stem 2.5–3.8 dm. Leaves 3–10, alternate, 6–7 cm; blade oblong-ovate, ± glaucous. Flowers nodding, fragrant; tepals white to pink, often striped red, oblanceolate, 2–3.5 cm, apex acute to apiculate, usually recurved; nectaries at base of tepals, green, outlined with lavender, linear; style barely branched, branches shorter than 1.5 mm. Capsules angled. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Adobe soil
Elevation: 0–1000 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Fritillaria striata is considered rare and endangered in California, the greatest threat at present being loss of habitat due to cattle grazing.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number."thicker" is not a number."dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

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versatile +  and dorsifixed +
cordate +  and linear +
acute +  and apiculate +
Bryan Ness +
Eastwood +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
oblong-ovate +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
obovate +  and ovate +
tunicate +  and scaly +
small +  and large +
Striped adobe-lily Striped adobe-lily +
0–1000 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
fragrant +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
thin-walled +, winged +  and capsular +
loculicidal +
rounded +  and 6-angled +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Adobe soil +
persistent +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
many;several +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
cupulate;campanulate +
Flowering Mar–May. +
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. +
small +  and large +
wind-distributed +
yellowish +  and brownish +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
adnate +  and free +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
Fritillaria striata +
Fritillaria +
species +
striped red;white;pink +
distinct +
oblanceolate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +