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Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén
mountain deathcamas

       
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Photo of Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén
Zigadenus glaucus

Lee Casebere. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén

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Synonyms:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén

  ANCH7 Anticlea chlorantha (Richardson) Rydb.
  ZIELG2 Zigadenus elegans Pursh var. glaucus (Nutt.) Cronquist
  ZIGL2 Zigadenus glaucus Nutt.
 

Distribution:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén

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USA (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén

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

Classification:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén

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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. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén – mountain deathcamas
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Zigadenus elegans
alkali-grass, white camas              Salvage restricted
Illinois:
Zigadenus glaucus
white camass              Endangered
Indiana:
Zigadenus elegans var. glaucus
white camas              Rare
New York:
white camas              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Zigadenus elegans var. glaucus
death-camas              Endangered
Tennessee:
Zigadenus glaucus
white camas              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén

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+ NI UPL FAC- FACU FAC FACW+ FACU+ FACU FACU NO FACU NO NO

Zigadenus glaucus:

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
FAC,FACW FAC FAC FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524839.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/22/2008 08:20 PM MDT