Fritillaria verticillata is a flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and the Altay region of Siberia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Fritillaria verticillata"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 384. Könemann, 2004.
It can grow to tall, usually with one flower at the top, but sometimes with as many as five. The leaves are mostly in whorls, with 4-7 leaves per node, each up to 10 cm long but rarely more than 10 mm across. The flowers are pendent, nodding, bell-shaped, white or pale yellow, sometimes with purple spots.Flora of China 黄花贝母 huang hua bei mu Fritillaria verticillataWilldenow, Carl Ludwig von. 1799. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 2(1): 91Y.K. Yang, S.X. Zhang & G.J. Liu. 1987. Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research. Wuhan, Hubei 5(2): 128, as Fritillaria borealixingjiangensis
It formerly included the variety Fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii - now called Fritillaria thunbergii.
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External links Pacific Bulb Society, Asian Fritillaria Four photos of several species including Fritillaria verticillata Practical Plants, Fritillaria verticillata culinary and medicinal uses Natural Medicinal Herbs, Fritillaria verticillata