Table 1.
Nineteen Fritillaria species known to occur in Iran.
Genus Fritillaria |
Species |
Subgenus Petilium |
Fritillaria imperialis (also F. imperialis var. lutea, the yellow form of the species), F. raddeanaa |
Subgenus Thresia |
F. persica |
Subgenus Rhinopetalum |
F. gibbosa, F. Ariana |
Subgenus Fritillaria | |
SectionFritillaria | |
Group F. kotschyana | F. kotschyana (ssp. kotschyanaa & ssp. grandifloraa), F. olivieria |
Group F. crassifolia | F. crassifolia ssp. kurdica, F. poluninii, F. reuteria, F. straussiia |
SectionOlostyleae | |
Group F. caucasica | F. caucasica, F. uva-vulpis, F. assyriaca, F. zagricaa, F. chloranthaa, F. chlororhabdotaa, F. atrolineataa, F. avromanicaa |
Endemic to Iran.