Flora of North America species comparison

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Zigadenus paniculatus

foothill death camas, sand-corn
Habit Plants 2–7 dm, from bulbs; bulbs not clumped, tunicate, ovoid, 18–40 × 12–35 mm.
Leaves

proximal blades 15–35 cm × 3–15 mm.
Inflorescences

paniculate, 10–80-flowered, narrow, terminal raceme pyramidal in anthesis, 2–30 × 2–4 cm, proximal branches usually less than 6 cm, 1/10–1/2 length of entire inflorescence, diverging from main axis at 10°–60° when in fruit.
Flowers

perianth hypogynous, campanulate, 5–10 mm diam.;

tepals persistent in fruit, cream colored, ovate, 2–5 × 1–4 mm, outer usually not clawed, apex usually acute;

gland 1, obovate, distal margins evident to obscure, irregular;

filaments straight, usually equaling tepals, occasionally longer, thickened proximally;

pedicel ascending to perpendicular to stem in fruit, 3–25 mm, bracts green, lanceolate, 5–15 mm.
Capsules

5–20 × 3–8 mm.
2n

= 22.

Zigadenus paniculatus
Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Sagebrush desert, dry open inland grasslands
Elevation 1300–2600 m (4300–8500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY
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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. fremontii, Z. glaberrimus, Z. micranthus, Z. mogollonensis, Z. nuttallii, Z. vaginatus, Z. venenosus, Z. virescens
Synonyms Helonias paniculata, Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Name authority (Nuttall) S. Watson: Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 343. (1871)
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