Fritillaria meleagris

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Fritillaria meleagris
© J R Crellin 2004

Fritillary
Snakeshead Lily

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Flowering plants
Fritillaria meleagris
Lily family
Liliaceae		 Photographer: John Crellin
Iffley Meadow, Oxford

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12 April 2004
Section: Wild Plants and Fungi of the British Isles
 
British Isles status: uncertain native
Nikon D70
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering: Multi-Pattern
Focussing: Manual
1/160 sec - F/10
Exp. compensation: -0.3 EV
Lens: 60mm F/2.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 640
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Fritillaria meleagris
© J R Crellin 2004

Fritillary
Snakeshead Lily

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Protected by a Creative Commons Licence. 		Anthophyta
Flowering plants
Fritillaria meleagris
Lily family
Liliaceae		 Photographer: John Crellin
Iffley Meadow, Oxford.

I have read that this is not regarded as a native flower of these Islands because there is no mention of it by Oxford dons of many centuries ago. I like to think they just took it for granted…

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12 April 2004
Section: Wild Plants and Fungi of the British Isles
 
British Isles status: uncertain native
Nikon D70
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering: Multi-Pattern
Focussing: Manual
1/125 sec - F/11
Lens: 60mm F/2.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 640
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