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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/1-4008/12-14138. Accessed 04 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.

119475 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve, Plateau Mountain Date Collected1961-07-22

119852 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Lundbreck Falls Date Collected1999-07-04

119896 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Weldwood Forest Management Area Date Collected1965-07-19

119897 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Weldwood Forest Management Area Date Collected1965-07-19

121903 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mount Stelfox Date Collected2009-07-21

121904 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve Date Collected2009-07-22

121905 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve Date Collected2009-07-22

121906 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitegoat Lakes Date Collected2009-07-23

121907 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Thompson Creek Provincial Recreation Area Date Collected2009-08-10

121908 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cline River Date Collected2009-08-11

121909 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crescent Falls Provincial Recreation Area Date Collected2009-08-12

111440 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Celestine Lake Date Collected1970-06-17

123870 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park, Sulfur Ridge Date Collected2006-07-18

123871 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park, Berg Lake Date Collected2006-07-16

124679 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve Date Collected1981-06-21

124680 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Porcupine Hills Date Collected1965-07-01

124681 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Porcupine Hills Date Collected1965-07-01

124682 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve, Plateau Mountain Date Collected1979-08-20

124683 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve, Plateau Mountain Date Collected1979-08-20

124684 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Gaetz Lakes Date Collected1979-07-14

124685 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemountain deathcamas Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, J.J. Collett Natural Area Date Collected1979-08-10