Fritillaria meleagris

Fritillaria meleagris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. meleagris
Binomial name
	Fritillaria meleagris; L.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Lilium meleagris (L.) E.H.L.Krause ; Fritillaria pallida Salisb. ; Fritillaria graminifolia Stokes ; Fritillaria praecox K.Koch ; Fritillaria major Baker ; Fritillaria contorta Baker ;

Fritillaria meleagris is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae.^[2]^[3]^[4] Its common names include snake's head fritillary, snake's head (the original English name), chess flower, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily (because its shape resembled the bell once carried by lepers), Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered daffodil, drooping tulip or, in the British Isles, simply fritillary.^[5] The plant is a bulbous perennial^[6] native to the flood river plains of Europe where it grows in abundance.^[7]

^ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1958). Flora Kazakhstana 2: 1-290. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
^ Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
^ "Genere Fritillaria - Flora Italiana". luirig.altervista.org. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ "Fritillary:Fritillaria meleagris". Plantlife.love. The Wildflower Garden. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Fritillaria meleagris - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ "Fritillaria meleagris - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[1] "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

[2] Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1958). Flora Kazakhstana 2: 1-290. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.

[3] Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.

[4] "Genere Fritillaria - Flora Italiana". luirig.altervista.org. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

[5] "Fritillary:Fritillaria meleagris". Plantlife.love. The Wildflower Garden. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[6] "Fritillaria meleagris - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[7] "Fritillaria meleagris - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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