Fritillaria thunbergii is a flowering plant species in the lily family Liliaceae. It is native to Kazakhstan and in Xinjiang Province of western China, though cultivated in other places and naturalized in Japan and in other parts of China.[1][2]

Fritillaria thunbergii produces bulbs up to 30 mm in diameter. The stem is up to 80 cm tall. The flowers are pale yellow, sometimes with a purple tinge or purple markings.[2][3]

The specific epithet thunbergii honors the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg, who collected many plants in Japan in the 18th century.[4]

formerly included[1]
  • Fritillaria thunbergii var. puqiensis (G.D.Yu & G.Y.Chen) P.K.Hsiao & S.C.Yu, now called Fritillaria monantha Migo

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 130 浙贝母 zhe bei mu Fritillaria thunbergii Miquel, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi. 3: 157. 1867
  3. ^ Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm 1867. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 3: 157 in Latin
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.

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