Liliaceae

Persian lily

Fritillaria persica L.

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Fritillaria

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Persian lily: Fritillaria persica , Arad Valley, Israel, March 26, 2012. — Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (9)

Arabic: بوقية فارسية
arz: بوقيه فارسيه
Chinese: 波斯贝母
English: Persian lily
Finnish: Persianpikarililja
German: Persische Fritillarie
Hebrew: גביעונית הלבנון
Persian: لاله واژگون ایرانی
Polish: Szachownica perska

Synonyms

Fritillaria arabica Gand.
Fritillaria eggeri Bornm.
Fritillaria libanotica (Boiss.) Baker
Fritillaria nobilis Salisb.
Theresia libanotica Boiss.
Theresia persica (L.) K.Koch
Tozzettia persica (L.) Parl.

Photos

Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gidip, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gidip, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alastair Rae from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.