Fritillaria meleagris
Snakeshead
Description
Fritillaria meleagris, commonly known as the Snake's Head Fritillary, is a bulbous herbaceous perennial plant species that belongs to the Liliaceae family. The plant grows up to 40 cm tall and produces a bell-shaped flower with a distinctive checkerboard pattern of purple and white petals. The leaves are narrow and gray-green in color.
Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Tracheobionta
Super division
Spermatophytina
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Fritillaria
Title
Fritillaria meleagris