Fritillaria purdyi, the Purdy's fritillary, is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae.
It is endemic to northwestern California, USA, from San Francisco Bay north, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the coastal and inland California Coast Ranges. Calflora: Fritillaria purdyiBiota of North America ProjectKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Description Fritillaria purdyi is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial with an erect stem 10 to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves are ovate, up to 10 centimeters long.
The smooth stem is topped with a raceme inflorescence of one or more cup- or bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has 6 white tepals heavily shaded with brownish-purple streaks or marks and pink tinting.Flora of North America; Fritillaria purdyiJepson Manual Treatment - Fritillaria purdyiEastwood, Alice. 1902. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 29(2): 75, pl. 6.
References
External links Calflora Database: Fritillaria purdyi (Purdy's fritillary) Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Fritillaria purdyi USDA Plants Profile for Fritillaria purdyi UC Photos gallery of Fritillaria purdyi