Oriental chess flower
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The Fritillaria orientalis ( Fritillaria orientalis ) is a plant from the genus of Fritillaria in the family of Liliaceae (Liliaceae).
description
Vegetative characteristics
The oriental chess flower is a perennial herbaceous plant and reaches heights of 15 to 40 centimeters. The runny and linear leaves are usually alternate and are 4 to 13 centimeters long and 0.3 to 0.6, sometimes up to 1 centimeter wide. They are gray-green in color and the top 3 to 4 leaves stand together in a whorl.
Generative characteristics
Its individually standing and bell-shaped flowers are 2 to 4 centimeters in size and nodding. The hermaphrodite flowers are threefold. The greenish flowers are colored very differently. They are provided with clear light brown to reddish brown or black-brown checked patterns inside and out, with the inside being lighter. The style is three-part and the fruit capsule is wingless.
The flowering period is from April to May.
Taxonomy
The first description of Fritillaria orientalis was made in 1805 by the German-Russian botanist Johann Friedrich Adam . Synonyms for Fritillaria orientalis Adams are Fritillaria tenella M.Bieb. and Fritillaria racemosa Ker Gawl. nom. illegal. The name " Fritillaria orientalis " was often misused in the sense of Fritillaria montana .
Diffusion and protection
Fritillaria orientalis is endemic to the Caucasus region . Data from Europe ( France , Italy , the Balkan Peninsula , Romania , western Russia ) refer to Fritillaria montana .
The oriental chess flower occurs in alpine meadows . It is protected under the German Federal Nature Conservation Act.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tatyana Shulkina: Ornamental plants from Russia and adjacent states of the former Soviet Union. A botanical guide for travelers and gardeners. Rostok, Saint Petersburg 2004, ISBN 5-94668-032-3 ( online ; English).
- ^ Michael Friedrich Adams: Contributions to natural history. Volume 1, Neue Akademische Buchhandlung, Kiel 1805, p. 50 ( online ).
- ↑ Fritillaria orientalis at Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, accessed November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Lorenzo Peruzzi, Fabrizio Bartolucci: Typification of the names within Fritillaria montana complex (Liliaceae) from central Mediterranean area. In: Candollea. Volume 64, No. 1, 2009, pp. 133-142 ( PDF file ).
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Fritillaria orientalis. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved November 1, 2015.
literature
- Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names. Volume 2. Types and varieties. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7 , p. 1423.
- Leo Jelitto, Wilhelm Schacht, Hans Simon: Die Freilandschmuckstauden Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3265-6 , Volume 1, p. 369.
