Liliaceae FAMILY

Fritillaria pudica

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fritillaria pudica is a perennial plant growing from an underground bulb comprising 4 - 5 large scales plus around 85 - 120 smal scales. The flowering stem is around 7 - 30cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia and Alberta, south to California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado

HabitatGrassland and sagebrush deserts to mixed coniferous forests, also on stony mountain slopes; at elevations up to 2,100 metres[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. , 90 Title Bulbs Publication Author Phillips. R. and Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30253-1 Description Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat. , 163 Title Lilies and Related Plants. Publication Author RHS Lily Group. Publisher Year ISBN Description Lots of interesting snippets about plants in the family Liliaceae (in the old, broad sense) , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ],