Fritillaria graeca

Fritillaria graeca is a European plant species in the family Liliaceae.^[3] It is native to the Balkans (Albania, Bulgaria,^[4] North Macedonia, and Greece).^[5] Some older literature says that the plant can also be found in Serbia, but all these collections are of var. gussichiae, now regarded as a distinct species called Fritillaria gussichiae.^[6]

Fritillaria graeca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. graeca
Binomial name
Fritillaria graeca Boiss. & Spruner
Synonyms[1][2]
Fritillaria graeca var. guicciardii (Heldr. & Sart.) Boiss. Fritillaria graeca var. unicolor Halácsy Fritillaria guicciardii Heldr. & Sart. Fritillaria zahnii Heldr.

Fritillaria graeca has flowers with red and white stripes which resemble small bells - one on each stem. It blooms between April and May. It reaches a height of around 25 cm.^[7][8]

Subspecies^[1][2]

• Fritillaria graeca subsp. graeca - eastern + southern Greece including Crete
• Fritillaria graeca subsp. thessala (Boiss.) Rix^[9] - Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, northern Greece

formerly included^[1]

• Fritillaria graeca var. gussichiae, now called Fritillaria gussichiae
• Fritillaria graeca var. skorpili, now called Fritillaria skorpili