Liliaceae FAMILY

Fritillaria collina

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fritillaria collina is a perennial plant growing from an underground bulb around 25mm in diameter; the bulb is composed of two fleshy scales with numerous small bulblets between the scales. The flowering stem can be around 4 - 35cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - eastern Turkey to the Caucasus

HabitatForest glades and forest edges, in sub-alpine birch forests, on rocky places in sub-alpine meadows in the middle to sub-alpine belts, at elevations from 1,700 - 2,500 metres[ 2245 Title Ethnobotany of the Caucasus Publication Author Bussmann R.W. (Editor) Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2017 ISBN 978-3-319-49411-1 Description ]