Fritillaria sichuanica is a Chinese plant species of the lily family. It is found only in China, found in the Provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan.[2][3][1] It belongs to subgenus Fritillaria.[4]

Fritillaria sichuanica produces bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Stem is up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are nodding (hanging downwards), yellow-green with deep purple spots the spots sometimes so dense that the flower appears from a distance to be more purple than yellow-green.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 128 华西贝母 hua xi bei mu Fritillaria sichuanica S. C. Chen, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 5: 371. 1983.
  3. ^ Tropicos, Fritillaria sichuanica S.C. Chen
  4. ^ Chen, Qi; Hu, Haisu & Zhang, Dequan (2022). "DNA Barcoding and Phylogenomic Analysis of the Genus Fritillaria in China Based on Complete Chloroplast Genomes". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 764255. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.764255. PMC 8914171. PMID 35283910.
  5. ^ Chen, Sing Chi 1983. Acta Botanica Yunnanica 5(4): 371, plate 1, figures 6–10