[Fritillaries: The Genus Fritillaria in Mt. Adams Country]

Checker Lily, Chocolate Lily, Mission Bells

Fritillaria affinis

Synonym: Fritillaria lanceolata

Inflorescence of Checker Lily, Chocolate Lily, Mission Bells: Fritillaria affinis (Synonym: Fritillaria lanceolata) - Inflorescence of Checker Lily, Chocolate Lily, Mission Bells: Fritillaria affinis (Synonym: Fritillaria lanceolata) - Checker Lily, Chocolate Lily, Mission Bells: Fritillaria affinis (Synonym: Fritillaria lanceolata)

The photo at left shows a close-up of the inflorescence of the chocolate lily as seen from the Columbia River Gorge. The photo at center shows the inflorescence of chocolate lily blooming along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge......May 15, 2021. The photo at right shows the inflorescence of chocolate lily blooming along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge......May 16, 2022.

Flower of Checker Lily, Chocolate Lily, Mission Bells: Fritillaria affinis (Synonym: Fritillaria lanceolata)

The photo above shows the newly opened flower of the chocolate lily as seen from the Columbia River Gorge. Note the greenish background to the corolla (sometimes yellowish) with brownish-purple mottling atop the base color.

Seed pod of Checker Lily, Chocolate Lily, Mission Bells: Fritillaria affinis (Synonym: Fritillaria lanceolata) - Seed Pod of Checker Lily, Chocolate Lily, Mission Bells: Fritillaria affinis (Synonym: Fritillaria lanceolata)

Two close-up views of the winged pod of the chocolate lily as seen at the trailhead for the Willard Springs Trail near the Conboy Lake NWR headquarters........July 28, 2006.

 

The photo above shows a close-up view downwards towards the top of the winged pod of the chocolate lily as seen at the trailhead for the Willard Springs Trail near the Conboy Lake NWR headquarters.........July 28, 2006.

Paul Slichter