Fritillaria meleagris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Lilioideae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species: Fritillaria meleagris

Name

Fritillaria meleagris L., Sp. Pl. 1: 304 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Fritillaria tesselata Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 236 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Lilium meleagris (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 1: 91 (1906).
Heterotypic
- Fritillaria pallida Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 237 (1796).
- Fritillaria meleagris var. serotina Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 359 (1805).
- Fritillaria meleagris var. angustifolia Merrem, Handb. Pflanzenk. 2: 149 (1809).
- Fritillaria meleagris var. latifolia Merrem, Handb. Pflanzenk. 2: 149 (1809).
- Fritillaria graminifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 235 (1812).
- Fritillaria tesselata var. alba Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 174 (1821 publ. 1822).
- Fritillaria tesselata var. lutea Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 174 (1821 publ. 1822).
- Fritillaria tesselata var. multiflora Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 174 (1821 publ. 1822).
- Fritillaria tesselata var. serotina Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 174 (1821 publ. 1822).
- Fritillaria lutea Rchb., Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 10: t. 975 (1848), nom. illeg.
- Fritillaria praecox hort. ex K.Koch, Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1855(App.): 10 (1855).
- Fritillaria montana Sanguin., Atti Accad. Pontan. 15: 29 (1862), nom. illeg.
- Fritillaria major Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 254 (1874).
- Fritillaria contorta Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 25: 681 (1886).
  - Fritillaria meleagris var. contorta (Baker) W.Mill. in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort.: 611 (1900).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland (introduced), Great Britain, Norway, Sweden (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium (extinct), Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States (introduced), Central European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, West Siberia
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan (doubtful).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 304. Reference page.

Additional references

Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając, A., Zając, M. 2020. Vascular Plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. 526 pp., W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. ISBN 978-83-62975-45-7 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Fritillaria meleagris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Fritillaria meleagris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 26. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Fritillaria meleagris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 July 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Fritillaria meleagris. Published online. Accessed: July 26 2022.
Hand, R., Thieme, M. & collborators 2024. Florenliste von Deutschland – Gefäßpflanzen, Version 14. March 2024. Founded by Karl Peter Buttler, published on the internet (https://www.florenliste-deutschland.de). Reference page.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Şahmatşəkilli laləvər
български: шахматовидна ведрица
čeština: řebčík kostkovaný
Cymraeg: britheg
dansk: Almindelig Vibeæg
Deutsch: Gemeine Schachblume
English: snake's head fritillary
فارسی: لاله واژگون کله‌ماری
suomi: Kirjopikarililja
français: Fritillaire pintade
hrvatski: Obična kockavica
hornjoserbsce: Wšědna woknješička
magyar: Mocsári kockásliliom
հայերեն: Արքայապսակ շախմատային
íslenska: Vepjulilja
日本語: フリチラリア・メレアグリス
қазақша: Кіші сепкілгүл
한국어: 사두패모
lietuvių: Paprastoji margutė
norsk bokmål: Rutelilje
Nedersaksies: Kieftsbloeme
Nederlands: Kievitsbloem
polski: Szachownica kostkowata
română: Laleaua Pestriță
русский: Рябчик шахматный
slovenčina: korunka kockovaná
slovenščina: Močvirski tulipan
svenska: Kungsängslilja
українська: Рябчик великий
中文（简体）: 花格贝母
中文（繁體）: 花格貝母
中文（臺灣）: 花格貝母
中文: 花格貝母, 阿爾泰貝母, 小貝母, 花格贝母, 蛇頭貝母, 珠雞斑貝母, 阿尔泰贝母

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