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Latin Name: |
Fritillaria lanceolata |
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Common Name(s): |
Chocolate Lily, Mission Bells, Checker Lily |
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Family Name: |
Lily |
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Size: |
1-4 feet |
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Flower Size: |
0.75-1.5 inches long |
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Flower Shape: |
Bell Shaped |
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Color(s): |
Brown/Black ( |
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Description: |
Nodding dark brown/purple/black flowers mottled with greenish-yellow spots. A single stem has 1-5 flowers at the tip of the stalk. |
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Tidbits: |
Like many of the lillies, the bulbs of the Chocolate Lily were eaten by Native Americans. The Chocolate Lily, like its close relative, the Northern Rice Root has a number of rice-like bulbets surrounding its single main bulb. |
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Ecology: |
Open flats and slopes covered with grass or brush, open woods |
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Blooming Season: |
February-June |
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Related Flowers: |
Northern Rice Root, Yellow Bells, Tiger-Lily |
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