Bulb: Up to 2cm in diameter, often with many small bulblets.

Stem: 4-10cm in height, with a smooth stem.

Leaves: 3-4 with the lowest 5-8cm long, 1.5cm wide, lanceolate alternate or subopposite.

Flowers: 1 or 2, nodding or horizontal, saucer or cup shaped, pale to purplish pink, lightly tessellated; perianth segments 2-3cm long, up to 1.5cm wide, ovate.

Filaments: 10-15mm long, slender, sparsely papillose. Anthers brown.

Nectaries: 2mm long situated just above the base of the perianth segments.

Style: 9-15mm long, slender, smooth, trifid, each branch 1-2mm long.

Capsule: Not winged.

Flowering time: V-VI

Habitat: By late snow patches on screes and rocky places. 2000-2900m.

Distribution: Turkey, Eastern Anatolia.

Cultivation: This is a beautiful species with delicate, pinkish flowers. It requires a cool, moist growing period, and should not be dried out excessively when dormant. A moisture retentive compost seems to suit this gem of a fritillaria, although it is not an easy plant to grow in cultivation. It is probably best grown in the alpine house or bulb frame.