Zigadenus elegans

Zigadenus elegans

Taxobox
name = Mountain Deathcamas


image_width = 200px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Liliales
familia = Melanthiaceae
genus = "Zigadenus"
species = "Z. elegans"
binomial = "Zigadenus elegans"

Mountain Deathcamas ("Zigadenus elegans"), also known as Elegant Camas, is a flowering plant of the genus "Zigadenus". It has white lily-like flowers and two-pronged, greenish-yellow glands on each petal (the shape of which can help in distinguishing it from other members of the genus). It is widely distributed throughout North America and occurs in many habitats. Plants on the western side of the continent tend to be smaller in size than their eastern counterparts, but have more densely clustered flowers. The flower is extremely poisonous.

External links

* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102096 Species description at eFloras.org]


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