Fritillaria imperialis, the crown imperial, imperial fritillary or Kaiser's crown, is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to a wide stretch from the Anatolian plateau of Turkey, Iraq and Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India and the Himalayan foothills. It is also widely cultivated as an ornamental and reportedly naturalized in Austria, Sicily, and Washington State, USA. The common names and also the epithet "imperialis", literally "of the emperor", refer to the large circle of golden flowers, reminiscent of an emperor's crown.
Gagea is a large genus of spring flowers in the lily family. It is found primarily in Eurasia with a few species extending into North Africa and one species in North America.
Moluccella is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central and Southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean. They are tall, upright, branched plants growing to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.
- Moluccella aucheri(Boiss.) Scheen - Iran, Pakistan
- Moluccella bucharica(B.Fedtsch.) Ryding - Uzbekistan
- Moluccella fedtschenkoana(Kudr.) Ryding - Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
- Moluccella laevisL. - Bells of Ireland - Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Caucasus, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, Africa, and North America
- Moluccella olgae(Regel) Ryding - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
- Moluccella otostegioidesPrain - Pakistan
- Moluccella sogdiana(Kudr.) Ryding - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
- Moluccella spinosaL. - Mediterranean from Spain + Algeria to Turkey + Palestine
The hybrid cultivar Ulmus 'Androssowii'R. Kam., an elm of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan sometimes referred to in old travel books as 'Turkestan Elm' or as 'karagach' [:black tree, = elm], its local name, is probably an artificial hybrid. According to Lozina-Lozinskaia the tree is unknown in the wild in Uzbekistan, and apparently arose from a crossing of U. densa var. bubyrianaLitv., which it resembles, and the Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila. It is sometimes listed as Ulmus × androssowii.
Fritillaria biflora, the chocolate lily or mission bells, is a species of fritillary native to western California, US, and northern Baja California, Mexico. It occurs in the chaparral and woodlands ecoregion, often in serpentine soil formations and hillside grassland habitats.
Eremurus is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in, and temperate Asia from Turkey to China, with many species in Central Asia.
Trichanthemis is a genus of Central Asian plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.
Allium atrosanguineum is an Asian species of onion native to China, Siberia, Mongolia, and Central Asia. It grows high in the mountains at elevations of 2400–5400 m.
Allium eduardii is a plant species native to Russia, Mongolia, and northern China.
Allium fetisowii is a plant species native to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Central Asia.
Allium platyspathum is an Asian species of wild onion. It has been reported from Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Altay Krai, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan. It grows in damp locations at elevations of 1900–3700 m.
Allium filidens is a species of onion found at high elevations of central and south-central Asia. It is a bulb-forming perennial up to 45 cm tall, forming a hemispherical umbel of flowers; tepals white or pink with a purple midvein.
Ungernia is a genus of bulb-forming plants in the Amaryllis family, native to central and south-central Asia Asia.
Hypogomphia is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1873. It is native to Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.
- Hypogomphia bucharicaVved. - Tajikistan
- Hypogomphia purpurea(Regel) Vved. ex Kochk. - Tajikistan
- Hypogomphia turkestanaBunge - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran
Fritillaria karelinii is an Asian species of herbaceous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Xinjiang.
Fritillaria walujewii is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang Province in western China.
The taxonomy of Tulipa places the genus in the family Liliaceae, and subdivides it as four subgenera, and comprises about 75 species.
Fritillaria raddeana is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, distributed in Iran, Turkmenistan and Kashmir. It is a species in the genus Fritillaria, in the lily family Liliaceae. It is placed in the subgenus Petilium. Resembling Fritillaria imperialis, but shorter, it is sometimes referred to as the dwarf crown imperial.
Fritillaria sewerzowii is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, distributed in alpine areas of central Asia. It is a species in the genus Fritillaria, in the lily family Liliaceae. It is placed in the subgenus Korolkowia.
