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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 26 Jun. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 214 specimens of this Species.
83671 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper Lake Dunes
Date Collected1977-06-15
83672 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper Lake Dunes
Date Collected1977-06-15
85565 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Maycroft
Date Collected1976-07-31
79748 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Wainwright
Date Collected1975-07-14
79749 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kinsella Ranch
Date Collected1975-07-08
79750 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hand Hills
Date Collected1974-07-09
79751 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Marwayne
Date Collected1974-08-01
5147 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mountain Park
Date Collected1948
79752 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Horseshoe Lake
Date Collected1974-07-24
90079 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Gap Lake
Date Collected1974-06-30
72424 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Gibraltar Mountain
Date Collected1966-07-10
81287 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Sunset Lake
Date Collected1974-08-08
5138 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1946-06-15
5134 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Olds
Date Collected1927-07-01
37384 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Nordegg
Date Collected1945-08-12
36816 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1952-07-02
90951 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Leach Lake
Date Collected1967-06-17
91084 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Buck Lake
Date Collected1967-07-18
99921 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Sunshine Village
Date Collected1945-07-26
36812 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1945-07-02
75089 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Prospect Mountain
Date Collected1976-07-18