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Siskiyou Missionbells
Fritillaria glauca
  
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About Siskiyou Missionbells (Fritillaria glauca) 1 Nurseries Carry This Plant Fritillaria glauca is a species of fritillary known by the common names Siskiyou fritillary and Siskiyou missionbells. It is native to northern California and southern Oregon, where it is found in the serpentine talus on the slopes of the local mountains. This uncommon wildflower grows a short stem reaching 5 to 20 centimeters tall and surrounded by two to four thick, sickle-shaped leaves. It is sometimes stunted-looking with a curled or warped stem; it often grows in exposed mountainous areas. The lily flower is nodding and has six thick petals one to two centimeters long. They are yellow to purple and densely mottled. The fruits are winged.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
1.9 - 7.9 in tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 1

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
1, 2, 3, 14, 15

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Talus slopes

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 45.0" - 155.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.90" - 5.91", Coldest Month: 34.4" - 46.3", Hottest Month: 52.6" - 68.4", Humidity: 0.68" - 19.64", Elevation: 1757" - 8040"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Siskiyou Fritillary


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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