Fritillaria purdyi
Eastw.
Purdy's fritillary
Fritillaria purdyi is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank:
4.3 (limited distribution)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
monocot
USDA PLANTS group:
Monocot
4.5 - broad endemic
Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral
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[Wikipedia] Description, Range, Rare: Fritillaria purdyi, the Purdy's fritillary, is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. It is endemic to northwestern California, USA, from San Francisco Bay north, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the coastal and inland California Coast Ranges.[1][2][3] Description Fritillaria purdyi is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial with an erect stem 10 to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves are ovate, up to 10 centimeters long. The smooth stem is topped with a raceme inflorescence of one or more cup- or bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has 6 white tepals heavily shaded with brownish-purple streaks or marks and pink tinting.[4][5][6] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
