Fritillaria camschatcensis




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Lilioideae
Tribe Lilieae
Scientific name Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawler
Synonyms Fritillaria camtschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawler; Lilium camschatcense L.
Common name (Japanese common name) kuro-yuri (クロユリ, 黒百合 [meaning: black lily])
(English common name) black lily, black sarana
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Canada, USA
Habitat (Hokkaido) fileds, seaside; (Honshu) high mountains
Chromosomal number 2n=36 (3x) [2n=24 (2x): Fritillaria camtschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawler var. keisukei Makino (syn. Fritillaria camtchatcensis (L.) Ker Gawler var. alpina Tatewaki & Kawano)]
Description Plants electing 12-50cm, non hair. Leaves 2-3 verticillate leaves (each 4-5 leaves) at lower stem, 1-3 leaves at upper stem, each 4-10cm long, non hair. Flowers 1 or merely 2 at top of stem, 6 black prianths each 2.5-3cm long, flowering in June to August. Fruits 2-2.5cm long. Perennial plants.
References Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawl.
Fritillaria camschatcensis (Linnaeus) Ker Gawler
Method of multiplicating bulbous plants (European Patent EP0275682/1987)



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden