Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria meleagris
FamilyGenus: Fritillariaheimisch in Deutschland
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About this species
A herbaceous perennial with nodding, chequered purple flowers, introduced and established in Great Britain. It flowers in April and May and favours sunny, moist, calcareous meadows.
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Ecological significance
This species is introduced and established in Great Britain. No specific ecological impacts are documented in the available evidence.
Annual cycle
Flowers from April to May.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
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Bloom time
Apr – Mai
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.235 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Light: Full sun
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Moisture: Moist, well-drained soil
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Soil reaction: Calcareous to neutral
Scientific profile
Fritillaria meleagris is a herbaceous, non-woody perennial reaching about 0.23–0.24 m in height. The leaves are broad and the plant has a terrestrial habit. Its bell-shaped flowers, often patterned with a distinct chequerboard of purple and pinkish-white, appear from April to May. Diaspores are small, averaging 2.1 mg. The species prefers full sun and a moisture-retentive, calcareous to basic soil of moderate fertility; it tolerates only low disturbance (severity 0.56) and grows best under moderately warm temperatures. Derived habitat associations point to moderately lean fresh meadows and arable weed communities. In Great Britain it is an introduced, established neophyte, long naturalised in damp grasslands and floodplain meadows.
Bestäuber & Besucher
7 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Sources & data origin
•TRY v6.0 / BiolFlor flowering phenology (Request 47350) — CC BY 4.0TRY request 47350 (Public, Data Released, TRY v6.0; 2026-02-15). Cite TRY: Kattge et al. (2020), doi:10.1111/gcb.14904; original source: Trefflich, A., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I. (2002). Blühphänologie. BIOLFLOR, Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38:127–131.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Alexander Erdbeer / Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_1047615531
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