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Snake's-Head Fritillary
Snake's-Head Fritillary
Fritillaria meleagris
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Eurasia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Bulbs
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This lily grows in damp meadows and river floodplains across Eurasia. Its nodding purple petals feature a unique checkered pattern that mimics snake scales.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Fritillaria
Species
Fritillaria meleagris