Рябчик Элвеса (Фритиллярия Лебанская)
Fritillaria elwesii (Lebanese Fritillary)
also known as: Lebanese Fritillary, Fritillaria elwesii
Genus:61f84b10a994cf1f88e167d01
Properties
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Plant type
- herbaceous
- Fruit type
- decorative
- Soil drainage
- moderately drained
- Height
- up to 0.5 m
- Width
- up to 0.5 m
- Flowering time
- January, February, March, April
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline, neutral
- Soil type
- chernozem, loam, sandy
- Sunlight
- partial shade, sun
About this plant
Updated: 4 weeks ago- Growing conditions
- Fritillaria elwesii grows on rocky limestone slopes, in open forests of Pinus halepensis subsp. brutia, under shrubs or in phrygana, on edges of cultivated fields or olive groves, at altitudes from 5 to 1,200 m.
- Diseases
- The species faces threats from uncontrolled grazing by animals, particularly goats, which consume flowering or fruiting stems, leading to population decline.
- Pests
- Uncontrolled grazing by animals, especially goats, poses a significant threat to Fritillaria elwesii.
- Propagation
- The plant completes its biological cycle and produces seeds only in protected cultivated areas where animal entry is prohibited.
- Regional variations
- In Kastellorizo, the presence of Fritillaria elwesii is confirmed in small fenced areas with crops where plants bloom and bear fruit, or on the northern and western slopes of Mount Mounda where vegetative parts without flowering or fruiting are found.
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- Reproduction by seeds
- Produces seeds only in protected cultivated areas.
- Reproduction by bulbs
- Yes
- Toxic
- No
- Pests
- goats
- Diseases
- Uncontrolled grazing by animals, particularly goats.
