Liliaceae
Yellow bell
Fritillaria pudica
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Fritillaria
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Common names
By language (4)
- arz
- فريتيلاريا بوديكا
- English
- Yellow bell, Yellow fritillary, Yellowbells, Yellow missionbells
- German
- Schamhafte Fritillarie
- Persian
- زنگوله زرد
Synonyms
- Amblirion pudicum (Pursh) Raf.
- Amblirion pudicum var. biflorum Torr.
- Fritillaria dichroa Gand.
- Fritillaria leucella Gand.
- Fritillaria oregonensis Gand.
- Fritillaria oreodoxa Gand.
- Fritillaria utahensis Gand.
- Fritillaria washingtonensis Gand.
- Lilium pudicum Pursh
- Ochrocodon pudicus (Pursh) Rydb.
- Theresia pudica (Pursh) Klatt
- Tulipa pudica (Pursh) Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 3,400 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tuoichen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: kendalloei, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cindy Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Curt Kline, CC BY 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.