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Fritillaria pinetorum
Davidson's Fritillary
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Photographer: Aaron Schusteff
ID: 0000 0000 0705 0169 (2005-07-05)Copyright © 2005 Aaron Schusteff
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jun 26, 2005
latitude 36.44832 longitude -118.61458 max error distance 350 meters
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horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984 georeferencing source GEOLocategeoreferencing remarks Placed marker on trail and error is half the approximate distance of ranger station area (buildings).location
Nature trail near Cold Springs Campground, Mineral King, Sequoia National Park. (Tulare County, California, US)family
Liliaceae
notes Identifying this plant poses difficulties for me. The shape of the tepals: widely ovate, with wide bases and somewhat mucronate tips and the color of the anthers (red) leads me to reckon this as F. pinetorum, rather than F. atropurpurea (which typically has thinner elliptic tepals which taper to their bases and yellow anthers). The Jepson Manual states that Fritillaria pinetorum is 'easily confused with F. atropurpurea, which has upper leaves +/- = to lowest cauline leaf'. Indeed, this plant does have upper leaves +/- = to lowest leaves. Moreoever, the distribution map in Jepson for F. pinetorum does not appear to include Mineral King (though it does include the central High Sierra Nevada, a bit to the north of Mineral King). Munz's key and descriptions don't clarify matters for me. Nevertheless, despite these apparent inconsistencies with the Jepson Manual, my best guess is that this is F. pinetorum. Can anyone out there provide decisive info on this matter?camera Shot on a Canon Digital Rebel XT at f11, 1/80, ISO 100, with a Canon 50mm compact macro lens.
photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
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Davidson's Fritillary, Pinewoods Fritillary (ITIS )
Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)View Calflora record for Fritillaria pinetorumView all photos in CalPhotos of Fritillaria pinetorum Check Google Images for Fritillaria pinetorum |
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