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Keywords: Liliaceae | Fritillaria pudica (Pursh) Spreng. | near Merritt, British Columbia
Yellow fritillary, or yellow bell, is native to western North America (distribution map and Flora of North America account). The epithet pudica means “bashful”, which I tried to illustrate with the close-up photograph. As you can see from the second image, the plant is quite small. Despite the size, the diminutive bulbs of these plants were commonly harvested by the First Nations peoples of the area for food.
For local readers, Café Scientifique Vancouver's discussion topic tomorrow evening is “Why Conserve Endangered Species?” with Dr. Arne Mooers from Simon Fraser University. What is Café Scientifique? “Café Scientifique is where you can have a drink and learn about the latest ideas and issues in science and technology in an informal setting. It’s not a lecture! It’s a place for group discussion and audience involvement is the most important ingredient.” (via Café Scientifique Canada).
Botany resource link: Tropical Plant Guides from Chicago's Field Museum is absolutely spectacular if you need to identify tropical plants – features six thousand quality plant photographs and twenty thousand herbarium specimen scans.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at April 24, 2006 2:05 AM
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Posted by: Ron B at April 24, 2006 8:08 AM
Fritillaria pudica - Z3 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Fritillaria pudica - Z4 - Taylor's Guide to Bulbs
Fritillaria pudica - Z2-9 - A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk
Posted by: Beverley at April 24, 2006 3:20 PM
Good heavens, what a lovely, graceful wee flower, and beautifully photographed.
And thanks for the link to Cafe Scientifique.
Posted by: Mary Ann, in Toronto at July 18, 2009 4:18 PM
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Lower shot typical scene for this plant, in my experience: thinly scattered through sparse turf. Have even seen it in a cow pasture.