Fritillaria recurva, the scarlet fritillary, is a North American bulb-forming herbaceous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae.

[5][6] It grows in dry, open woodlands and chaparral at 300–2,200 metres (980–7,220 ft), and it blooms in spring from February to July.

The tepals are scarlet, checkered with yellow on the inside, and form a bell shape, and are usually nodding and pendent.

[3] The plant blooms from June to October,[3] about two weeks earlier than F. gentneri, which has a different reddish color.

Throughout its range it is distinguishable from other Fritillaria species by its scarlet red color, checkered with yellow on the inside, and recurved tepals.