Fritillaria gentneri
Gerald D. Carr

Flora of Oregon

Stem 10–70 cm.

Leaves in 1–3 whorls of 3–5 leaves per node or alternate, 5–15 cm long; blades broadly linear to oblanceolate.

Flowers perianth segments oblong to oblanceolate, 3–4 cm long, red to purple with yellow mottling, apex weakly recurved or not; nectaries linear, approximately 50% perianth segment length; style branched for 33–50% its length.

Fruits capsules winged.

2n=36.

Dry woodlands. Flowering Apr–May. 100–1600 m. Sisk. Native.

In addition to morphological traits, DNA evidence implies that F. gentneri is a hybrid between F. affinis and F. recurva (Meyers 2006). Whether this proposed hybridization event was recent or older warrants more study.

Flora of North America

as described under Fritillaria gentneri

Bulb scales: large several; small numerous. Stem 5-7 dm. Leaves in 1-3 whorls of 3-5 leaves per node proximally, alternate distally, 7-15 cm; blade broadly linear to lanceolate. Flowers spreading to nodding; perianth broadly campanulate; tepals red to purple, clearly mottled with yellow, 3.5-4 cm, apex spreading, not recurved; nectaries linear, 1/2 tepal length; style obviously branched for 1/3-1/2 its length, branches widely spreading, longer than 1.5 mm. Capsules winged.Flowering Apr--Jun. Dry woodlands; of conservation concern; 300--1500 m; Oreg.Fritillaria gentneri is a restricted endemic closely allied with F. recurva and F. affinis, with which it can be confused. Some evidence suggests that it may represent a hybrid between those two species. More study is needed to determine whether it should remain recognized as a distinct species.

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Herbarium specimens

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