Yellow Bell (Yellow Missionbells, Golden Bells, Yellow Fritillary)
Fritillaria pudica
May 8, 1806, along the Clearwater River, Idaho.
This dainty little plant has one yellow, narrowly bell-shaped flower hanging at the top of the flower stalk. Flowers 0.5-1 in (1.3-2.5 cm) long. Height: 4-12 in (10-30 cm).
Grasslands, among sagebrush, and in open coniferous forests.
British Columbia; south on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains to northern California; east to Utah, western North Dakota; Wyoming, western Montana, and Alberta.
A charming, modest lily that can be mistaken for no other; the narrow yellow bell becomes rusty red or purplish as the flower ages.
