Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria biflora)

3/9/08 Trans Preserve Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, 
Riverside County, CA 

3/9/08 Trans Preserve Trail, SRP

 3/24/19 Trans Preserve Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, 

Riverside County, CA 

 3/24/19 Trans Preserve Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, 

Riverside County, CA 

 3/24/19 Trans Preserve Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, 

Riverside County, CA 

3/31/01 Vernal Pool Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Riverside County, CA 

3/7/98 Trans Preserve Trail, SRP 

4/17/05 Seed pods. Trans Preserve Trail, SRP

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Chocolate Lily

SPECIES: Fritillaria biflora

FAMILY: Liliaceae (Lily Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/7/1998

LOCATION: Trans Preserve Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Bulb; large scales 2–8; small scales 0–4

Stem 1–4.5 dm

Leaves 3–7, alternate, often ± crowded just above ground level, 5–19 cm, linear or oblong to narrowly ovate

Flower nodding; perianth parts 1.8–4 cm, narrowly ovoid, dark brown, greenish purple, or yellowish green; nectary prominent, 2/3 perianth length, narrowly linear, purplish to greenish; style divided 1/2–2/3

Fruit angled

Ecology: Uncommon. Grassy slopes, mesas, serpentine barrens

Elevation: < 1200 m.  

Bioregional distribution: North Coast Ranges (Mendocino, Napa cos.), Central Western California, Southwestern California.