Fritillaria graeca is a European plant species in the family Liliaceae. It is native to Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Greece.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria graeca Some older literature says that the plant can also be found in Serbia, but all these collections are of var. gussichiae, now regarded as a distinct species called Fritillaria gussichiae.Tomovic, G., S. Vukojicic, M. Niketic, B. Zlatkovic, V. Strevanovic. 2007. Fritillaria (Liliaceae) in Serbia: distribution, habitats, and some taxonomic notes. Phytologica Balcanica 13 (3):359-370
Fritillaria graeca has flowers with red and white stripes which resemble small bells – one on each stem. It blooms between April and May. It reaches a height of around .Boissier, Pierre Edmond & Wilhelm von Spruner. 1846. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium novarum. Lipsiae ser. 1, 7: 104.Micevski, Kiril. 1987. Acta Botanica Croatica 37: 212, as Fritillaria ionica var. ochridana from Croatia
SubspeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Fritillaria graecasubsp. thessala Fritillaria graeca subsp. graeca – eastern + southern Greece including Crete Fritillaria graeca subsp. thessala (Boiss.) RixRix, Edward Martin. 1978. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 76: 356. – Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, northern Greece
formerly included Fritillaria graeca var. gussichiae, now called Fritillaria gussichiae Fritillaria graeca var. skorpili, now called Fritillaria skorpili
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