Zigadenus nuttallii |
Zigadenus virescens |
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Nuttall's death camas |
green 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 3.5–8.5 dm, from bulbs; bulbs not clumped, tunicate, narrowly ovoid, 3–5 × 1–1.5 cm. |
Leaves | proximal blades 15–45 cm × 3–15 mm. |
proximal blades 25–45 cm × 3–20 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. |
racemose to paniculate, 15–30-flowered, with 1–4 branches. |
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. |
nodding; perianth perigynous, campanulate, 4–8 mm diam.; tepals greenish, sometimes tinged with purple, ovate, 4–6 × 1.5–3 mm, somewhat narrowed at base, apex narrowly obtuse; gland 1, obcordate, thick; pedicel recurved at anthesis, 1.5–2 cm, bracts often tinged with purple or pink, ovate, 5–20 mm. |
Capsules | 8–16 × 3–8 mm. |
narrowly conic, 10–20 mm. |
2n | = 32. |
= 32. |
Zigadenus nuttallii |
Zigadenus virescens |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Jun. | Flowering Jul–Aug. |
Habitat | Tallgrass prairie, calcareous glades, rocky hillsides | Montane coniferous forests |
Elevation | 500–1200 m (1600–3900 ft) | 1000–3200 m (3300–10500 ft) |
Distribution |
AR; KS; MO; OK; TX
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AZ; CO; NM; s Mexico
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 86. | FNA vol. 26, p. 87. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Zigadenus | Liliaceae > Zigadenus |
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Synonyms | Amianthium nuttallii, Toxicoscordion nuttallii, Toxicoscordion texense, Z. texensis | Helonias virescens, Anticlea mexicana, Anticlea virescens, Z. mexicanus, Z. porrifolius, Z. virescens var. porrifolius |
Name authority | (A. Gray) S. Watson: Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 343. (1871) | (Kunth) J. F. Macbride: Contr. Gray Herb. 53: 4. (1918) |
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