Definition of Fritillaria recurva

1. Noun. Western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers.

Exact synonyms: Scarlet Fritillary
Generic synonyms: Checkered Lily, Fritillary

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fritillaria Recurva

Frisia
Frisian
Frisian Islands
Frisians
Fritillaria affinis
Fritillaria agrestis
Fritillaria biflora
Fritillaria imperialis
Fritillaria lanceolata
Fritillaria liliaceae
Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria micrantha
Fritillaria mutica
Fritillaria parviflora
Fritillaria pluriflora
Fritillaria recurva
Fritsch
Fritz
Fritz Albert Lipmann
Fritz Haber
Fritz Kreisler
Fritz W. Meissner
Fritzes
Friuli
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friulian
Friulians
Frizell
Frobenius number
Frobenius numbers

Literary usage of Fritillaria recurva

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"fritillaria recurva, Benth. Lily Family. Bulb as in F. lanceolata. Stems.—Eight to eighteen inches high; one- to nine-flowered. Flowers. ..."

2. Notes on Lilies and Their Culture by Alexander Wallace (1879)
"The bulbs of this Lily are very much like those of the Californian Fritillaria Recurva, which also has jointed or articulate scales, but a much thicker ..."

3. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1876)
"The last, but certainly not the least plant we have to mention, is Fritillaria recurva, a new species of a colour closely approaching to scarlet ; indeed, ..."

4. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1879)
"First-class certificates were awarded to Mr. Elwes, Cirencester, for Fritillaria recurva and Cypripedium ..."

5. List of Published Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation: 1876 to 1896 by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1900)
"fritillaria recurva. (Б. м. t. 0264.) H. Bulb globose, scaly. Stem J-2 ft. high, bearing tt-12 1. placed near the middle ; 1. linear, sessile, ..."

6. Botanisches Zentralblatt: Referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1891)
"1891. p. 85.) Pringle, CG, Dahlias in Mexico. (Garden and Forest. Vol. IV. 1891. p. 50.> Purdy, Carl, fritillaria recurva. (West American Science. Vol. VII. ..."

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