''Fritillaria pluriflora'' is a rare

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fritillary Fritillary may refer to: * Fritillary (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Liliaceae * Fritillary (butterfly) This is a list of species of butterfly with the common name fritillary. The term ''wikt:fritillary, fritillary'' refers ...

known as adobe lily. This wildflower is mainly limited to

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. It grows in adobe clay soils of the

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and low hills in the Central Valley from Tehama and Mendocino Counties south to

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Description

''Fritillaria pluriflora'' produces an erect stem reaching heights between . It has up to ten thick, long, oval-shaped leaves with wavy margins, most of which are clustered at ground level. The nodding flower has bright pink

tepal A tepal is one of the outer parts of a flower (collectively the perianth). The term is used when these parts cannot easily be classified as either sepals or petals. This may be because the parts of the perianth are undifferentiated (i.e. of very ...

s each one up to long. At the center of the flower is a pinkish to yellowish

nectary Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, ...

and bright yellow

anthers The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filamen ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1651896 pluriflora Endemic flora of California Plants described in 1857