Liliaceae

F. minuta Boiss. & Noe in Boiss., Diagn. ser. 2(4):104 (1859). Syn: F. carduchorum Rix in Notes RJB.G. Edinb. 31:125, f. 1A (1971)! Map 46.
Bulb to 3 cm diam,,often with many bulblets. Stem 10-20 cm, with papillae lanceolate, acute, all alternate or upper in whorl of 3. Flowers 1-3; perianth narrowly campanulate, purplish-yellow or reddish-brown, not tessellated, but sometimes blotched; segments lanceolate, acute, outer 1.6-2.2 x c. 0.7 cm, inner c. 0.8 cm broad. Nectaries 2-4 x 1 mm, lanceolate, green, at base of perianth. Filaments 6-10 mm, papillose. Style 4-7 mm, 3-fid; branches 2-4 mm, reflexed at maturity, smooth. Capsule not winged. 2n = 24. Fl. 4-7. By late snow patches, in deciduous Quercus scrub, 1800-3500 m.
Type: [Turkey B9 Van] cum praecedenti [F. kurdica] in subalpinis Kurdis-taniae, Noe (holo. G! iso. LE!).
E. & S.E. Anatolia. B8 Bingöl: Kuruca pass, 2000 m, Rix et al. 1625! Bitlis: Kambos Da. above Hurmuz, 2500 m, D. 23464 (type of F. carduchorum)! Erzurum: Hamurpet Da., E.S.E. of Hinis, 2500 m, Watson et al. 2756! Muş,: mts. S. of Muş, 2250 m, Watson et al. 2813! Siirt: Sason Da., N.E. of Silvan, 1800 m, Watson et al. 1628! B9 Bitlis: Nemrut Da., Peş/nen s.n. Van: Tatvan to Reşıdiye, 2510 m, Mathew & Tomlinson 4204! C9 Hakkari: Kara Da., 3500 m, D. 24335! C10 Hakkari: Harun pass, 2100 m, Watson et al. 1587!
N.W. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element. The name F. minuta Boiss. & Noe was rejected as a nomen confusum on the basis of the incomplete description and depauperate holotype specimen. The isotype in LE, however, is adequate to establish the application of the name.

Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE	Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE	Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE	Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE
Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE	Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE	Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE	Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE
Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE	Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE	Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE	Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE
Fritillaria minuta BOISS. ET NOE