Fritillaria eduardii is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native to Central Asia.[1][2] It is closely related to the widely cultivated species, F. imperialis, called "crown imperial."[3][4]

Varieties

References

  1. ^ Regel, Eduard August von 1884. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani. St. Petersburg 8: page 653, plate 2.
  2. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  3. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. ^ Linnaeus, Carl. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 303