The genus Fritillaria Linnaeus (1753: 303) (Liliaceae) is the largest within Liliaceae tribe Lilieae Lam. & DC. (Peruzzi et al. 2009a, Carta & Peruzzi 2016). The latter tribe is composed by bulbous, herbaceous plants, with a bulb composed by 2–3 to many

Fritillaria messanensis, in its wide circumscription, is studied karyosystematically across its entire geographical range, including Italy, Serbia-Montenegro, N Albania and Greece. Variation in morphological features, karyotype and ecological preferences

Fritillaria neglecta Parl., a critical and neglected species described from Istria, is studied from its locus classicus by morphology and karyology. Our results Suggest this diploid taxon (2n = 24) should be treated at the subspecific rank within Fritillaria