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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 29 Jun. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 214 specimens of this Species.
5151 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Manitoba, Melita
Date Collected1953-06-29
5150 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Manitoba, Lake Winnipegosis
Date Collected1950-07-16
5146 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake
Date Collected1916-07
5145 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake
Date Collected1916-06
36820 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Field
Date Collected1943-07-21
36819 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Yoho National Park, Ross Lake
Date Collected1943-07-31
36811 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Boswell
Date Collected1944-07-10
36810 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Exshaw
Date Collected1941-06-28
30161 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains
Date Collected1966-07-10
95943 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Park County, Bald Ridge
Date Collected1985-07-17
94822 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Sublette County, Big Sheep Mountain
Date Collected1991-07-14
31130 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Hanging Lake
Date Collected1970-07-08
31107 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Centennial
Date Collected1970-07-13
31310 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Niwot Ridge
Date Collected1968-08-07
24527 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Snowy Range
Date Collected1963-07-18
5139 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Lake Michigan
Date Collected1949-08-03
5157 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Minnesota, Polk County, Crookston
Date Collected1932-07-06
39733 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Bighorn Mountains
Date Collected1970-10-06
111439 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cline River
Date Collected1968-07-02
111441 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Tangle Ridge
Date Collected1965-08-12
111442 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cypress Hills
Date Collected1945-07-01