1 "Style entire or with lobes < 1.5 mm" 2
1 "Style with branches > 1.5 mm" 5
2 "Leaves in 1--3 whorls of 4--8 below, those subtending flowers alternate" "Fritillaria brandegeei"
2 "Leaves alternate to subopposite" 3
3 "Perianth 0.8--2.2 cm, yellow to orange; ne California" "Fritillaria pudica"
3 "Perianth 2--3.5 cm, white to pink or purple; not ne CA" 4
4 "Flowers nodding, fragrant, bell-shaped, perianth parts white to pink, oblanceolate, tips acute to short-tapered, spreading to recurved; s SNF" "Fritillaria striata"
4 "Flowers spreading to +- erect, nodding in age, not notably fragrant, not bell-shaped, perianth parts pink-purple, obovate, tips rounded to acute, not recurved; NCoRI, n SNF, edges of ScV" "Fritillaria pluriflora"
5 "Perianth scarlet to +- purple, generally mottled yellow and/or purple; tips strongly recurved or spreading" 6
5 "Perianth not both scarlet to +- purple and mottled, tips generally not recurved (generally recurved or flared in Fritillaria eastwoodiae)" 7
6 "Perianth bell-shaped, tips spreading, nectary 1/2 perianth" "Fritillaria gentneri"
6 "Perianth tubular, tips generally strongly recurved, nectary 1/5--1/4 perianth" "Fritillaria recurva"
7 "Leaves > 10 or in whorls of 2--8 on lower stem, not sickle-shaped" 8
7 "Leaves <= 10 or alternate (crowded), occasionally sickle-shaped" 14
8 "Flowers spreading to +- erect; upper leaves +- 1/3--1/2 lowest leaf; leaves often >= inflorescence" "Fritillaria pinetorum"
8 "Flowers generally nodding (+- spreading); upper leaves generally +- = lowest leaf; leaves generally < inflorescence" 9
9 "Perianth purple-brown, mottled yellow or white; leaves 2--3 per node; 1000--3200 m, especially inland mtns" "Fritillaria atropurpurea"
9 "Perianth dark purple, green-white, green-yellow, or red to +- black; leaves generally >= 3 per node; < 1800 m, especially coastal mtns (notable exceptions including Fritillaria micrantha, Fritillaria eastwoodiae)" 10
10 "Perianth dull green-yellow, dark-spotted; nectary +- diamond-shaped to ovate" "Fritillaria ojaiensis"
10 "Perianth green-white, pale green or +- green or yellow to red or dark purple to +- black, mottled (especially Fritillaria affinis); nectary lanceolate or narrower" 11
11 "Perianth pale green to +- black (dark purple), not mottled; nectary +- 1/2 perianth; small bulb scales 0--4; SCoRO(?), SCoRI (Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo cos.)" "Fritillaria viridea"
11 "Perianth green-white or -yellow to red or +- purple, mottled or not; nectary < 1/2 perianth (1/2--2/3 in Fritillaria affinis); small bulb scales generally >= 10 (< 10 in Fritillaria affinis); NW, CaR, SN, CW" 12
12 "Perianth generally > 2 cm, generally clearly yellow- or purple-mottled, margins wavy --- NW, CaR, n SNF, CW (except SCoRI)" "Fritillaria affinis"
12 "Perianth generally < 2 cm, not (or faintly) mottled, margins not wavy" 13
13 "Style branches not or +- recurved; perianth +- green to yellow to red, tips generally recurved or flared; nectary green, gold, or yellow; CaR (Shasta, Tehama, Butte cos.)" "Fritillaria eastwoodiae"
13 "Style branches recurved; perianth +- purple to green-white, tips not recurved or flared; nectary green-white, dotted purple; SN" "Fritillaria micrantha"
14 "Perianth clearly mottled (white with purple spots or lines and pink shading in Fritillaria purdyi); small bulb scales generally > 10 (0--3 in Fritillaria purdyi)" 15
14 "Perianth not clearly mottled; small bulb scales < 10" 18
15 "Leaves sickle-shaped; flowers +- erect; SnFrB, SCoRI (San Benito Co.)" "Fritillaria falcata"
15 "Leaves generally not sickle-shaped; flowers nodding or spreading (spreading to +- erect in Fritillaria pinetorum); not SnFrB, SCoRI (San Benito Co.)" 16
16 "Leaves 2--10, ovate, sickle-shaped or not; perianth white, spotted or lined purple; small bulb scales 0--3" "Fritillaria purdyi"
16 "Leaves generally > 4, not sickle-shaped, perianth purple-brown, mottled yellow or white; small bulb scales 45--50" 17
17 "Flowers nodding; upper leaves +- <= lowest cauline leaf; cauline leaves generally < inflorescence; KR, CaR, SN, GB, DMtns" "Fritillaria atropurpurea"
17 "Flowers spreading to +- erect; upper leaves +- 1/3--1/2 lowest cauline leaf; cauline leaves often >= inflorescence; c SNH (Mono, Inyo cos.), Teh, TR" "Fritillaria pinetorum"
18 "Leaves 2--4, sickle-shaped" "Fritillaria glauca"
18 "Leaves generally > 4, not sickle-shaped" 19
19 "Nectary an obscure narow band 1/2--2/3 perianth; perianth white, striped green" "Fritillaria liliacea"
19 "Nectary a prominent narrow band 2/3 to = perianth; perianth brown, purple-brown, or green-purple at least adaxially" 20
20 "Perianth green-white or yellow abaxially, purple-brown adaxially; flower ill-scented" "Fritillaria agrestis"
20 "Perianth dark brown, green-purple or yellow-green; flower ill-scented or not" 21
21 "Leaves narrowly ovate to oblong; flower not ill-scented" "Fritillaria biflora var. biflora"
21 "Leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate; flower ill-scented" "Fritillaria biflora var. ineziana"