Fritillaria meleagris
Chequered Lily, Fritillary
Other regional names: Guinea Hen Flower
- Guinea Hen Flower
Also known as: Fritillaria contorta Baker +12 more
- Fritillaria contorta Baker
- Fritillaria graminifolia Stokes
- Fritillaria major Baker
- Fritillaria meleagris subsp. meleagris
- Fritillaria meleagris var. contorta (Baker) W.Mill.
- Fritillaria pallida Salisb.
- Fritillaria praecox K.Koch
- Fritillaria tesselata Salisb.
- Fritillaria tesselata var. alba Gray
- Fritillaria tesselata var. lutea Gray
- Fritillaria tesselata var. multiflora Gray
- Fritillaria tesselata var. serotina Gray
- Lilium meleagris (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Liliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Fritillaria meleagris (commonly known as Chequered Lily or Fritillary) is a bulbous plant within the Liliaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia and Europe. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Baltic States, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden