Gold egg fritillary
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The gold egg fritillary ( Fritillaria aurea ) or gold chess flower is a species of plant from the genus Fritillaria .
features
The golden egg fritillary is a perennial herbaceous bulb plant that reaches heights of 10 to 15 (rarely up to 18) centimeters. The leaves are blue-green and lanceolate, the upper ones are lanceolate. The tepals are colored golden yellow and have a pale red-brown checkerboard pattern. The outer tepals measure 20 to 48 × 5 to 9 millimeters, the inner ones are 9 to 15 millimeters wide.
The flowering period extends from April to May.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Occurrence
The gold egg fritillary occurs in central and southern Turkey in juniper forests, on patches of snow and on north-facing rock ledges at altitudes of 1800 to 3000 meters. It usually grows on lime.
use
The golden egg fritillary is rarely used as an ornamental plant in rock gardens.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
