View source for Fritillaria atropurpurea

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|accepted_name=Fritillaria atropurpurea
|accepted_authority=Nuttall
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
|place=7: 54. 1834
|year=1834
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|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Fritillaria adamantina
|authority=M. Peck
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|name=Fritillaria gracillima
|authority=Smiley
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|name=Fritillaria linearis
|authority=J. M. Coulter & Fisher
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|hierarchy=Liliaceae;Fritillaria;Fritillaria atropurpurea
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Liliaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Fritillaria]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Fritillaria atropurpurea]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 26
|mention_page=page 165, 166, 170
|treatment_page=page 167
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Bulb </b>scales: large 2–5; small 45–50. <b>Stem</b> 1–6 dm. <b>Leaves</b> in whorls of 2–3 leaves per node proximally, 4–12 cm, usually shorter than inflorescence; blade linear to lanceolate; distal leaves usually slightly less than or equaling proximalmost leaf. <b>Flowers</b> nodding; perianth widely open; tepals purplish brown, clearly mottled yellow or white, oblong to ± diamond-shaped, 1–2.5 cm, margins flat to revolute, apex not recurved; nectaries obscure, covering most of tepals, yellow with dark reddish dots, elliptic; style obviously branched for more than 1/2 its length; branches longer than 1.5 mm. <b>Capsules</b> acutely angled.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering May–Jul.
|habitat=Leaf mold under trees and shrubs
|elevation=1000–3200 m.
|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Idaho;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.Mex.;N.Dak.;Oreg.;S.Dak.;Utah;Wyo.
|discussion=<p>This species has the widest geographic distribution in the genus. It is easily confused with <i>Fritillaria pinetorum</i> as there is no one consistent, distinguishing trait. These two species are most easily identified in the field, but herbarium specimens can be successfully identified using a combination of flower posture and cauline leaf traits. In <i>F. pinetorum</i> the flowers are almost always erect, although some of the flowers may be ± spreading. In <i>F. atropurpurea</i> the flowers are nodding, with some flowers sometimes ± spreading. The habit of the flowers can be easily confused in pressed specimens, so careful attention to cauline leaf traits works best for them. <i>Fritillaria pinetorum</i> has long proximalmost cauline leaves that surpass the inflorescence, whereas the proximalmost cauline leaves in <i>F. atropurpurea</i> almost never exceed the inflorescence. For accurate identifications, it is best to look at several individuals from a location.</p><!--
--><p>The Lakota tribe used the whole plant of this species as a cancer cure. Plants were pulverized into a salve and applied to scrofulous swellings.</p>
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name=Fritillaria atropurpurea
|author=
|authority=Nuttall
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Fritillaria adamantina;Fritillaria gracillima;Fritillaria linearis
|basionyms=
|family=Liliaceae
|phenology=Flowering May–Jul.
|habitat=Leaf mold under trees and shrubs
|elevation=1000–3200 m.
|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Idaho;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.Mex.;N.Dak.;Oreg.;S.Dak.;Utah;Wyo.
|reference=None
|publication title=J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
|publication year=1834
|special status=
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|genus=Fritillaria
|species=Fritillaria atropurpurea
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