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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)
Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Zigadenus elegans Pursh

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"Species Details - Zigadenus elegans Pursh, University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-4008/12-14008. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

Specimen Information

There are 214 specimens of this Species.

154 results plotted on map in 136 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

29897 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Richards Island Date Collected1927-07-18

49750 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Paxton Peak Date Collected1973-07-14

77516 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk, Arctic Village Date Collected1973-08-22

77514 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk, Grayling Lake Date Collected1973-06-28

77515 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk, Index Mountain Date Collected1973-07-11

77513 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk, Chandalar River Date Collected1972-08-08

77512 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk, Grayling Lake Date Collected1973-07-02

77511 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, East Mountain Date Collected1972-07-19

88513 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Nome borough, Anvil Mountain Date Collected1981-07-09

100727 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Chugach State Park, Eklutna Glacier Date Collected1984-07-18

100748 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Chugach State Park, Eklutna Lake Date Collected1984-07-12

91820 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Fort Simpson Date Collected1986-07-12

20881 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek Date Collected1962-07-14

20419 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake Date Collected1961-07-29

27297 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains Date Collected1969-06-14

22673 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Manitoba, The Pas Date Collected1955-07-21

5156 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Alexandra Falls Date Collected1949-07-11

5155 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Brintnell Lake Date Collected1939-07-05

5154 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Brintnell Lake Date Collected1939-07-28

5153 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Fort Smith Date Collected1950-07-31

5152 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Norman Wells Date Collected1953-07-26