Fritillaria viridea
Kellogg
San benito fritillary
Fritillaria viridea is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank:
1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
monocot
(Jepson eFlora Taxon)
USDA PLANTS group:
Monocot
(USDA Plant Profile)
[Wikipedia], Rarity, Range: Fritillaria viridea is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, known by the common name San Benito fritillary.[2][3] It is endemic to the Central Coast Ranges of California, USA, where it belongs to the chaparral and serpentine soils flora. There are confirmed records of this species from San Benito and Monterey Counties plus unconfirmed reports from Fresno and San Luis Obispo Counties.[4]
