Fritillaria yuminensis

Fritillaria yuminensis is a plant species native to the northwestern part of Xinjiang Province in northwestern China. It grows in open grassy hillsides at elevations of 1800–3500 m.[1]

Fritillaria yuminensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. yuminensis
Binomial name
Fritillaria yuminensis X.Z. Duan
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Fritillaria tachengensis X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria tachengensis var. nivea Y.K.Yang & S.X.Zhang Fritillaria yuminensis var. varians Y.K.Yang & G.J.Liu Fritillaria yuminensis var. albiflora X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng Fritillaria yuminensis var. roseoflora X.Z.Duan & X.J.Zheng

Fritillaria yuminensis is a bulb-producing perennial with a purple stem up to 50 cm tall. Flowers are nodding, bell-shaped, either pink or blue with no markings.[2][3]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 131 裕民贝母 yu min bei mu Fritillaria yuminensis X. Z. Duan, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19: 257. 1981.
3. Duan, Xian-zhen 1981. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 19(2): 257–258, plate 1

External links

• Fritillaria Group, Alpine Garden Society, Fritillaria species T-Z