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This article is about the botanical meaning. For the zoological meaning, see brush-footed butterfly.

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Fritillaria is a genus of about 100 species of bulbous plants in the family Liliaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They often have nodding, bell- or cup-shaped flowers, and the majority are spring flowering. The name refers to the checkered pattern, frequently of chocolate-brown and greenish yellow, that is common to many species.

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Liliaceae

Fritillaria | Fritillaria | Fritillaria | Fritillaire | Fritillaria | Margutė | Fritillaria

 

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