Zigadenus nuttallii |
Zigadenus exaltatus |
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Nuttall's death camas |
giant death camas |
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Habit | Plants 3–7.5 dm, from bulbs; bulbs not clumped, tunicate, ovoid, 15–40 × 9–35 mm. | Plants 3–10 dm, from bulbs; bulbs often clumped, tunicate, ovoid, 20–60 × 18–50 mm. |
Leaves | proximal blades 15–45 cm × 3–15 mm. |
proximal blades 18–60 cm × 3–25 mm. |
Inflorescences | usually paniculate, 20–60-flowered, with 1–8 branches, narrow, terminal raceme pyramidal in early anthesis, 3–30 × 3–7 cm, proximal branches 1/10–1/2 length of entire inflorescence, ascending at 10°–60° angle. |
paniculate, 10–80-flowered, with 2–10 branches, 3–40 × 2–8 cm. |
Flowers | perianth hypogynous, campanulate, 10–15 mm diam.; tepals persistent in fruit, cream colored, ovate, 3–8 × 1–4 mm, outer unclawed or rarely clawed to 5 mm, apex usually obtuse; gland 1, obovate, distal margins obscure, thin; filaments straight, usually equaling tepals, occasionally longer, thickened proximally; pedicel usually ascending in fruit, occasionally perpendicular to stem, 10–35 mm, bracts green, somewhat falcate, 3–20 mm. |
perianth hypogynous, 12–20 mm diam.; tepals persistent in fruit, cream colored, elliptic to ovate, 5–10 × 2–4 mm, outer not clawed, often persistently reflexed below mature capsule; gland 1, obovate, distal margins evident, dentate; filaments straight, shorter than tepals, thickened proximally; pedicel ascending in flower, perpendicular to stem in fruit, 10–35 mm, bracts green and foliaceous to white and membranous, 3–25 mm. |
Capsules | 8–16 × 3–8 mm. |
9–20 × 4–9 mm. |
2n | = 32. |
= 22. |
Zigadenus nuttallii |
Zigadenus exaltatus |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Jun. | Flowering Apr–Jun. |
Habitat | Tallgrass prairie, calcareous glades, rocky hillsides | Sierra Nevada foothill woodlands, yellow pine forests |
Elevation | 500–1200 m (1600–3900 ft) | 0–1200 m (0–3900 ft) |
Distribution |
AR; KS; MO; OK; TX
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CA |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 86. | FNA vol. 26, p. 86. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zigadenus | Liliaceae > Zigadenus |
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Synonyms | Amianthium nuttallii, Toxicoscordion nuttallii, Toxicoscordion texense, Z. texensis | Toxicoscordion exaltatum |
Name authority | (A. Gray) S. Watson: Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 343. (1871) | Eastwood: Bot. Gaz. 41: 283. (1906) |
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