Fritillaria persica

Fritillaria persica is a Middle Eastern species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to southern Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus and Israel.[2][3] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in the Lazio region of Italy.[4] It is the sole species in Fritillaria subgenus Theresia.

Fritillaria persica
Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. persica
Binomial name
Fritillaria persica
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Fritillaria arabica Gand.
  • Fritillaria eggeri Bornm.
  • Fritillaria libanotica (Boiss.) Baker
  • Fritillaria nobilis Salisb.
  • Theresia libanotica Boiss.
  • Theresia persica (L.) K.Koch
  • Tozzettia persica (L.) Parl.

The Latin specific epithet persica means “Persian”, referring to the modern country of Iran.[5]

Fritillaria persica is a robust bulbous perennial growing 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall. Each plant may bear up to 30, conical, narrow, bell-shaped flowers, up to 0.75 in (1.9 cm) long, ranging in colour from deep purple to greenish brown.[6][7]

A plant commonly found in cultivation outside its range is the cultivar 'Adiyaman', which is taller and more free-flowering than populations of the species inside its native range.[7] This cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[8][9]

References
  1. The Plant List
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria persica
  3. Pacific Bulb Society, Fritillaria Two
  4. Altervista Flora Italiana, Meleagride persiana, Fritillaria persica L.
  5. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  6. "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 384. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
  7. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  8. "RHS Plantfinder - Fritillaria persica 'Adiyaman'". Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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