Fritillaria meleagris L.
(Fritillary)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFritillaria meleagris (Fritillary)
GenusFritillaria (Bot.) (fritillaries)
FamilyLILIACEAE (lilies)
OrderLILIALES (lilies)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Fritillaria meleagris (Fritillary) :
1: Fritillaria meleagris (Fritillary)
8 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU09 51° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Flower bud - purple form - close-upImage 2: Flower bud - purple form - close-up (2)Image 3: Flower - purple formImage 4: Flower - purple form (2)Image 5: Flower - purple form - against sky - close-upImage 6: Flower - purple form - close-upImage 7: Flower - purple form - in sunshine - close-upImage 8: Flowers - purple formImage 9: Flowers - purple form - close-upImage 10: Flower - white form - close-upImage 11: Plant - purple-flowered formImage 12: Plant - purple-flowered form - in sunshineImage 13: Plant - purple-flowered form - in sunshine (2)Image 14: Plants - purple-flowered formImage 15: Plants - purple-flowered form (2)Image 16: Flower - purple form - against sky - enlarged
2: Fritillaria meleagris (Fritillary)
16 May 1981 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
White and purple flowered forms
Image 1: Flower - side view - close-upImage 2: Flower - white form - oblique view - close-upImage 3: Flower - white form - oblique view - close-up (2)Image 4: Flower - white form - side view - close-upImage 5: Plant - side view - close-upImage 6: Plant - side view - close-up (2)Image 7: Plants in field
3: Fritillaria meleagris (Fritillary)
30 Apr 1975 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
White and purple flowered forms
Image 1: Flower - side view - close-upImage 2: Plant - side view - close-upImage 3: Plant - side view - close-up (2)Image 4: Plant - side view - close-up (3)Image 5: Plants - side view - close-upImage 6: Plant - white-flowered form - side view - close-upImage 7: Flower - side view - enlargedImage 8: Flower - white form - side view - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Horton, P.J. & Jefferson, R.G. 2006 The Wiltshire Fritillary Meadows British Wildlife Vol 17, No. 3: 176-184.

Fritillaria meleagris (Fritillary) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fritillaria meleagris (Fritillary)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Fritillaria meleagris (Fritillary)
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