Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawl.
northern rice-root (black lily; Kamchatka fritillary; northern riceroot; riceroot fritillary)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
northern rice-root (black lily; Kamchatka fritillary; northern riceroot; riceroot fritillary)
Liliaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Fritillaria camschatcensis
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a bulb of several larger, fleshy scales subtended by numerous small, rice-grain bulblets; stems 20-60 (80) cm tall, sturdy, smooth.
Leaves:
Usually in 2 or 3 main whorls of 5 to 10 on the upper part of the stem, with a few scattered and alternate near the tip, lanceolate, 5-10 cm long, 0.5-2.5 cm wide, smooth.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of usually several, spreading to nodding, relatively short-stalked flowers in the axils of upper leaves; flowers bronze to purplish-brown or nearly black, rarely yellowish-green, rarely mottled, narrowly bell-shaped, of 6 similar, distinct tepals, the tepals oblong-lanceolate to elliptic or egg-shaped, 2-3 cm long, 6-12 mm wide, ridged lengthwise on the inner surface; stamens 6; pistil 1, 3-chambered.
Fruits:
Capsules, erect, barrel-shaped, bluntly 6-angled, wings lacking, 2-3.5 cm long; seeds numerous, flattened.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Fritillaria camschatcensis
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
449 | 0 | 1440 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
13 | 0 | 85 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
186 | 20 | 359 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
70 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(39), ESSF(5), ICH(7), MH(8), SBS(8) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist tideflats, meadows, open forests, rocky beaches and streambanks in the lowland to subalpine zones; common along coast, infrequent inland; N to AK and YT and S to W WA and OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Lilium camschatcense L.