Taxon Report

Fritillaria liliacea Lindl.

fragrant fritillary

Print Report


© 2004 Carol W. Witham

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Fritillaria liliacea Lindl.
Common Name:
fragrant fritillary
Family: Liliaceae
Element Code: PMLIL0V0C0
USDA Plants Symbol: FRLI2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb
Blooming Period: Feb-Apr Feb-Apr
Elevation: 3-410 (10-1345)
General Habitats: Cismontane woodland, Coastal prairie, Coastal scrub, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat: Serpentine (often)
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 82
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 3
   Good (B) 19
   Fair (C) 15
   Poor (D) 3
   None (X) 11
   Unknown (U) 31
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Contra Costa (CCA), Marin (MRN), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), San Francisco (SFO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL), Solano (SOL), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antioch North (3812117), Big Sur (3612137), Birds Landing (3812127), Calaveras Reservoir (3712147), Camp Meeker (3812248), Chittenden (3612185), Clayton (3712188), Diablo (3712178), Dozier (3812137), Drakes Bay (3812218), Franklin Point (3712223), Glen Ellen (3812235), Guerneville (3812258), Hayward (3712261), Inverness (3812217), Las Trampas Ridge (3712271), Los Gatos (3712128), Mare Island (3812213), Montara Mountain (3712254), Monterey (3612158)*, Morgan Hill (3712126), Mt. Sizer (3712125), Natividad (3612165), Oakland East (3712272), Palo Alto (3712242), Petaluma (3812226), Petaluma River (3812225), Pfeiffer Point (3612127), Point Reyes NE (3812227), Point Sur (3612138), Prunedale (3612176), Richmond (3712283)*, Salinas (3612166), San Francisco North (3712274), San Francisco South (3712264), San Geronimo (3812216), San Jose East (3712137), San Juan Bautista (3612175), San Mateo (3712253), San Quentin (3712284), Santa Rosa (3812246), Santa Teresa Hills (3712127), Sebastopol (3812247), Tomales (3812228), Two Rock (3812237)*, Valley Ford (3812238), Walnut Creek (3712281), Watsonville East (3612186), Woodside (3712243)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 15
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
43 52 %
Grazing 15 18%
Non-native plant impacts 14 17%
Development 11 13%
Foot traffic/trampling 10 12%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 10 12%
Road/trail construction/maint. 9 10%
Other 7 8%
ORV activity 5 6%
Erosion/runoff 5 6%
Feral pigs 3 3%
Dam/Inundation 3 3%
Improper burning regime 2 2%
Insufficient population/stand size 1 1%
Non-native animal impacts 1 1%
Over-collecting/poaching 1 1%

Notes

Threatened by grazing, agriculture, urbanization, and non-native plants. Possibly threatened by recreational activities and foot traffic. Quite variable.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 26 December 2024].