Fritillaria chitralensis

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Fritillaria chitralensis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Liliales
Family:  | Liliaceae
Subfamily:  | Lilioideae
Tribe:  | Lilieae
Genus:  | Fritillaria
Species:  |

F. chitralensis

Binomial name
Fritillaria chitralensis

(auct.) B.Mathew

Synonyms[1]

* Fritillaria imperialis var. chitralensis auct., published anonymously

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

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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. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
4. ↑ Flora of Pakistan, Fritillaria chitralensis

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