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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)
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/1-4008/12-14014. 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.

5144 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Mount Rundle Date Collected1915-07-05

5148 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Delia Date Collected1915-07-20

45204 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Robb Date Collected1972-09-03

84997 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cadomin Date Collected1976-08-23

36419 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Maligne River Date Collected1946-08-18

36418 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper Date Collected1946-08-18

73006 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cardston Date Collected1950-08-03

38963 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crimson Lake Provincial Park Date Collected1968-08-28

36423 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Moraine Lake Date Collected1942-07-15/1942-07-25

71660 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hailstone Butte Date Collected1974-07-02

71817 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Grizzly Creek Date Collected1974-06-26

72644 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Ram Range Date Collected1974-08-03

56172 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Henry House Date Collected1974-06-24

57536 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Porcupine Hills Date Collected1971-07-28

25057 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Daybreak Peak Date Collected1965-07-21

25823 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain Date Collected1958-08-01

26031 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Bragg Creek Date Collected1958-07-17

23865 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crowsnest Forest Reserve, Sugar Loaf Mountain Date Collected1955-07-15

5141 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Crandell Date Collected1950-07-29

5142 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Carthew Date Collected1950-07-30

30943 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cypress Hills Date Collected1945-08-01