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Zigadenus elegans Pursh
mountain deathcamas

       
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Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Distribution:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh

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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), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 15 species in Zigadenus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans. . Image Available.
Zigadenus elegans ssp. elegans
mountain deathcamas
Distribution of Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén. . Image Available.
Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus
mountain deathcamas
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus Zigadenus Michx. – deathcamas
Species Zigadenus elegans Pursh – mountain deathcamas
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
alkali-grass, white camas              Salvage restricted
Illinois:
Zigadenus glaucus [=ZIELG]
white camass              Endangered
Indiana:
Zigadenus elegans var. glaucus [=ZIELG]
white camas              Rare
New York:
Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus
white camas              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Zigadenus elegans var. glaucus [=ZIELG]
death-camas              Endangered
Tennessee:
Zigadenus glaucus [=ZIELG]
white camas              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACW+ NI UPL FAC- FACU FAC FACW+ FACU+ FACU FACU NO FACU NO NO

Zigadenus glaucus [=ZIELG]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FAC FAC FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43158.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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