Fritillaria reuteri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Fritillaria |
Species: | F. reuteri
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Binomial name | |
Fritillaria reuteri |
Fritillaria reuteri is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, distributed in Turkey and Iran. [4] [5] It is a species in the genus Fritillaria, in the family Liliaceae. [6] It is placed in the subgenus Fritillaria.
Fritillaria reuteri is characterised by purplish-brown flowers, tall stems, and narrow leaves. Each pedicel bears two bracts at the base. [5] It flowers from May to June. [7]
It was described by Boissier in 1844, [1] Baker (1874), who divided Fritillaria into subgenera, placed F. reuteri in subgenus Monocodon, a subgenus later subsumed into Fritillaria. [8] Modern classifications, based on molecular phylogenetics, confirm this placement. [9]
This plant inhabits high mountainous areas west of Esfahan, Iran, in wet soil or running water. [5]