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Fritillaria chitralensis (anon.) B. Mathew

Fritillaria chitralensis

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Fritillaria chitralensis is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Afghanistan and the Chitral District of northern Pakistan.[2]

It is closely related to the more widely cultivated species, F. imperialis, called "crown imperial."[3]

Fritillaria chitralensis produces bulbs up to 30 mm across. Stems can reach a height of 45 cm. Flowers are bell-shaped, hanging downwards, bright yellow.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Mathew, Brian Frederick. 1996. Botanical Magazine 13: 30
  3. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. ^ Flora of Pakistan, Fritillaria chitralensis
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Fritillaria chitralensis: Brief Summary

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Fritillaria chitralensis is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Afghanistan and the Chitral District of northern Pakistan.

It is closely related to the more widely cultivated species, F. imperialis, called "crown imperial."

Fritillaria chitralensis produces bulbs up to 30 mm across. Stems can reach a height of 45 cm. Flowers are bell-shaped, hanging downwards, bright yellow.

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