Fritillaria meleagris

Fritillaria meleagris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. meleagris
Binomial name
	Fritillaria meleagris; L.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Lilium meleagris (L.) E.H.L.Krause ; Fritillaria pallida Salisb. ; Fritillaria graminifolia Stokes ; Fritillaria praecox K.Koch ; Fritillaria major Baker ; Fritillaria contorta Baker ;

Fritillaria meleagris is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. Its common names include snake's head fritillary, snake's head (the original English name), chess flower, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily (because its shape resembled the bell once carried by lepers), Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered daffodil, drooping tulip or, in the British Isles, simply fritillary. The plant is a bulbous perennial native to the flood river plains of Europe where it grows in abundance.

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