Fritillaria meleagris

Fritillaria meleagris

Fritillary
Snakeshead Lily

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Anthophyta
Flowering plants
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
 
 
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
Fritillaria meleagris

Fritillary
Snakeshead Lily

FloralImages
Creative Commons License
Protected by a Creative Commons Licence.
Anthophyta
Flowering plants
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…

Back to: Wild plants; Anthophyta; Pink; Uncertain; Liliaceae; Berkshire

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12 April 2004
Section: Wild Plants and Fungi of the British Isles
 
 
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