Flora of North America species comparison

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Zigadenus fremontii

Fremont's death camas
Habit Plants 1–8 dm, from bulbs; bulbs not clumped, tunicate, ovoid, 10–40 × 5–40 mm.
Leaves

proximal blades 5–50 cm × 2–30 mm.
Inflorescences

racemose or paniculate, 2–80-flowered, broad, proximal branches 1/3–1/2 as long as entire inflorescence, spreading at 60°–90° angle.
Flowers

perianth hypogynous, rotate, 15–25 mm diam.;

tepals persistent in fruit, cream colored, 5–15 × 2–6 mm, outer very short clawed, inner distinctly clawed 2 mm;

gland 1, obovate, distal margins evident, dentate;

filaments straight, shorter than tepals, thickened proximally;

pedicel ascending in flower to perpendicular to stem in fruit, 10–50 mm, bracts green, somewhat falcate, 5–50 mm.
Capsules

8–30 × 4–11 mm.
2n

= 22.

Zigadenus fremontii
Phenology Flowering Feb–Jun.
Habitat Coastal and inland, central valley grassland chaparral, mixed evergreen forests
Elevation 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR; Mexico (Baja California)
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Source FNA vol. 26, p. 85.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Zigadenus
Sibling taxa
Z. brevibracteatus, Z. densus, Z. elegans, Z. exaltatus, Z. fontanus, Z. glaberrimus, Z. micranthus, Z. mogollonensis, Z. nuttallii, Z. paniculatus, Z. vaginatus, Z. venenosus, Z. virescens
Synonyms Anticlea fremontii, Toxicoscordion fremontii, Toxicoscordion fremontii var. minor, Z. fremontii var. inezianus, Z. fremontii var. salsus
Name authority (Torrey) Torrey ex S. Watson: Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 343. (1871)
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