Fritillaria ruthenica, Wikstrom

14. F. ruthenica Wikström View in CoL , op. cit. 353 (1821)

( F. minor Ledeb. ).

Stem 20-50 cm. Leaves 6-12, linear, opposite or in whorls of 3, the uppermost often on an extension of the stem above the flowers, the lowest 6-9 cm x 3-5 mm, the uppermost with filiform, tendril-like apex. Flowers 1-5, in a lax raceme. Perianth broadly campanulate; segments acute, blackish outside, greenish-yellow inside, tessellated with purplish-brown, the outer c. 25 x 7 mm, the inner c. 10 mm wide. Nectaries 10-14 mm, linear, c. 4 mm above the base of the perianth-segment. Filaments c. 10 mm, papillose. Style c. 9 mm, 3-fid, the branches 2 mm, papillose. Capsule winged. S. & S.E. parts of Ù.S.S.R. Rs (C, W, E).