NOTES: Native to Europe, growing in moist locations. Lily family (bulbous herbs with a superior ovary).
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Checkered Lily
Genus species:
Fritillaria meleagris
Common Names:
Checkered Lily Guinea Hen Flower
Family Name:
Liliaceae
Perennial herbs from bulbs; leaves various, simple and parallel-veined, with sheathing bases; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in various terminal clusters; superior ovary; fruit a berry or capsule; often toxic if eaten.
Seed Type:
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Nonnative
Category:
Wildflower
Flower Color:
Violet/Blue Pink/Red
CNC Habitat:
Krippendorf Arboretum
Identified by:
M. Becus
Months in Bloom:
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.