PLANTS Profile for Zigadenus elegans ssp. elegans (mountain deathcamas)

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Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans
mountain deathcamas

Symbol:

ZIELE

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans

Anticlea elegans

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans

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Synonyms:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans

	ANCO41	Anticlea coloradensis (Rydb.) Rydb.
	ANEL5	Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb.
	ZIAL	Zigadenus alpinus Blank.

Distribution:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans


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USA (AK, AZ, CO, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 15 species in Zigadenus, 2 subspecies in Zigadenus elegans Pursh

Classification:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans

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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
Subspecies	Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans – mountain deathcamas

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans

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Arizona:
Zigadenus elegans
alkali-grass, white camas		Salvage restricted

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans

Zigadenus elegans:

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+

UPL

FAC-

FACU

FAC

FACW+

FACU+

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. elegans

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524838.

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