Fritillaria biflora
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| Fritillaria biflora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Fritillaria |
| Species: | F. biflora |
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| Fritillaria biflora Lindl. |
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Fritillaria biflora (Chocolate Lily, mission bells) is a species of fritillary endemic to western California in the chaparral and woodlands ecoregion, in serpentine soil formations and hillside grassland habitats.
Fritillaria biflora is called "Chocolate Lily" because its flowers can resemble the color of chocolate, and range in dark brown, greenish purple, or yellowish green.
It should not be confused with Arthropodium strictum, which is also called "chocolate lily" but which resembles the scent of chocolate rather than the color. The Kamchatka Fritillary (F. camschatcensis) is sometimes also called "chocolate lily", namely in Alaska.
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- Jepson Manual Treatment - Fritillaria biflora
- USDA Plants Profile; Fritillaria biflora
- Flora of North America
- Fritillaria biflora - U.C. Photo gallery
- Theodore Payne Foundation: Chocolate Lily
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