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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/1-4008/12-83696. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
Specimen Information
There are 214 specimens of this Species.
111486 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Craigmyle
Date Collected1942-07-01
112825 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Storm Creek
Date Collected1973-08-11
112874 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Kluane Lake
Date Collected1987-07-07
112875 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Kluane Lake
Date Collected1987-07-08
112876 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mountain Park
Date Collected1987-06-24
113727 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Lake Laberge
Date Collected1979-07-14
114466 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Southeast Lyell Glacier
Date Collected1984-07-17
115451 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Adams Creek
Date Collected1976-08-08
115644 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Cote Creek
Date Collected1976-08-04
116492 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Montana, Toole County, West Butte
Date Collected1976-06-10
116491 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Montana, Toole County, West Butte
Date Collected1975-08-01
118271 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Windy Point
Date Collected2007-07-10
118272 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cline River
Date Collected2007-07-11
118273 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crescent Falls Provincial Recreation Area, Crescent Falls
Date Collected2007-08-14
117475 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Miette
Date Collected1971-07-24
117476 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Saskatchewan, Warman
Date Collected1968-07-01
118762 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, RB Miller Biological Station
Date Collected1967-07-21
119066 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve, Plateau Mountain
Date Collected1967-07-20
118270 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve
Date Collected2007-07-11
119080 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Black Diamond
Date Collected1963-05-31
119474 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cataract Creek
Date Collected1960-08-05