Fritillaria viridea is a rare species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, known by the common name San Benito fritillary.Kellogg, Albert 1863. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2: 9–10Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families It is endemic to the Central Coast Ranges of California, USA, where it belongs to the chaparral and serpentine soils flora. There are confirmed records of this species from San Benito and Monterey Counties plus unconfirmed reports from Fresno and San Luis Obispo Counties.Calflora taxon report, Fritillaria viridea Kellogg San Benito fritillary
Description This bulbous herbaceous perennial produces an erect stem tall, surrounded by several lance-shaped leaves up to long. The smooth stem is topped with a raceme inflorescence of one or nodding bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has six tepals long, which are pale to very dark green.Flora of North America, Fritillaria viridea
References
External links Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile University of California @ Berkeley, Calphotos Photo gallery California Native Plant Database, Theodore Payne Foundation, Fritillaria viridea