Fritillaria przewalskii is a Chinese flowering plant species in the lily family Liliaceae. It is found only in China, in the Provinces of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
It produces bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. The stem is up to 50 cm tall, with pendent, nodding flowers which are yellow with deep purple spots.Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 131 甘肃贝母 gan su bei mu Fritillaria przewalskii Maximowicz in Trautvetter et al., Decas Pl. Nov. 9. 1882. Maximowicz, Carl Johann. 1882. Decas Plantarum Novarum. PetropoliMaximowicz, Carl Johann ex Batalin, Alexander Theodorowicz. 1893. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 13: 105The International Plant Names Index
The species is named for Polish-Russian explorer Colonel Nikolai Przhevalsky, 1839–1888.
formerly included Fritillaria przewalskii var. longistigma Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu, now called Fritillaria sichuanica S.C.Chen
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