Liliaceae

Checker lily

Fritillaria affinis (Schult. & Schult.f.) Sealy

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Fritillaria

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: فريتيلاريا افينيس
English: Checker lily
German: Sprenkel-Schachblume
Italian: Campanella della Missione
Persian: لاله واژگون شکلاتی

Synonyms

Lilium affine Schult. & Schult.f.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.