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Species Details
Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »
LeavesBasal, simple, linear, 10-20 cm long, 3-15 mm wide, margins entire, veins parallel; stem leaves few, alternate, scarious, bract-like
FlowersInflorescence a raceme, 5-20 cm long, 5 to 30 white flowers; flowers radially symmetric, subtended by bracts, bracts scarious purple; tepals 6, distinct, narrowly oblong-obovate, 7-12 mm long, 4-5 mm wide, yellow or cream coloured, green heart-shaped gland at base; stamens 6, turned outwards; pistils 1, styles 3, ovary superior to partly inferior
Fruits and SeedsCapsules ovoid-oblong, three-lobed, 1.5-2 cm long; seeds angular, 5-6 mm long, ruminate seed cover
Scientific Name
Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Common Name
mountain deathcamas
General Description
Perennial herb, bulbous, 20-80 cm tall
Leaves
Basal, simple, linear, 10-20 cm long, 3-15 mm wide, margins entire, veins parallel; stem leaves few, alternate, scarious, bract-like
Flowers
Inflorescence a raceme, 5-20 cm long, 5 to 30 white flowers; flowers radially symmetric, subtended by bracts, bracts scarious purple; tepals 6, distinct, narrowly oblong-obovate, 7-12 mm long, 4-5 mm wide, yellow or…
Inflorescence a raceme, 5-20 cm long, 5 to 30 white flowers; flowers radially symmetric, subtended by bracts, bracts scarious purple; tepals 6, distinct, narrowly oblong-obovate, 7-12 mm long, 4-5 mm wide, yellow or cream coloured, green heart-shaped gland at base; stamens 6, turned outwards; pistils 1, styles 3, ovary superior to partly inferior
Fruits and Seeds
Capsules ovoid-oblong, three-lobed, 1.5-2 cm long; seeds angular, 5-6 mm long, ruminate seed cover
Phenology
Flowering June to August.
Notes
2n=32
Range/Distribution
Alberta: Throughout southern Alberta
CAN (BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT); USA (AK, AZ, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY)
Citation
Page Citation for Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Page Citation
"Species Details - Zigadenus elegans Pursh, University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-4008/12-14001. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 214 specimens of this Species.
104183 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Teton County, Rendezvous Mountain
Date Collected1991-08-17
108976 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Manitoba, Riding Mountain National Park, Katherine Lake
Date Collected1979-08-08
106842 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Grave Flats
Date Collected1998-07
105038 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Divide Lake
Date Collected1967-07-26
104380 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Twin Butte
Date Collected1982-07-03
108150 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Livingstone Range
Date Collected1982-06-24
92407 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Montana, Gallatin County, Sacajawea Peak
Date Collected1986-08-06
91547 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cardinal Divide
Date Collected1985-08-14
92322 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mount Lipsett
Date Collected1987-07-31
73005 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Delia
Date Collected1958-07-05
77517 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crowsnest Ridge
Date Collected1974-08-13
36809 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Bow Pass
Date Collected1941-08-05
36817 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1952-07-05
36818 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1954-07-17
36808 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1919-07-30
36417 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park
Date Collected1938-07-17
36814 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1950-07-07
36815 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1950-07-20
36807 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Tunnel Mountain
Date Collected1899-07-11
36416 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Camrose
Date Collected1935-07-18
5143 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Castle Mountain
Date Collected1915-07-03