Fritillary

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This article is about the botanical meaning. For the zoological meaning, see brush-footed butterfly.

{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Fritillary | image = snake's head fritillaria.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Snake's Head Fritillaria (Fritillaria meleagris) | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Liliopsida | ordo = Liliales | familia = Liliaceae | genus = Fritillaria | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }}

Fritillaria is a genus of bulbous plants of the north temperate regions. They often have nodding, bell- or cup-shaped flowers, and the majority are spring flowering. The name refers to the checkered pattern, frequently of chocolate-brown and greenish yellow, that is common to many species.

Taxonomy

Some of the Fritillaria species are :

References

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