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Encyclopedia > Crown imperial (flower)
Lily Family: Liliaceae
Image:crown_imperial_redoute.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Lilliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus Fritillaria
Species imperialis
Binomial name

Fritillaria imperialis

The crown imperial (Fritillaria imperialis), is a member of the Liliaceae, genus Fritillaria.


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