Zigadenus virescens
Contr. Gray Herb. 53: 4. 1918.
Common names: Green death camas
Basionym: Helonias virescens Kunth
Synonyms: Anticlea mexicana Kunth Anticlea virescens (Kunth) Rydberg Zigadenus mexicanus (Kunth) Hemsley Zigadenus porrifolius Greene Zigadenus virescens var. porrifolius (Greene) O. S. Walsh ex Espejo & López-Ferrari
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Plants 3.5–8.5 dm, from bulbs; bulbs not clumped, tunicate, narrowly ovoid, 3–5 × 1–1.5 cm. Leaves: proximal blades 25–45 cm × 3–20 mm. Inflorescences racemose to paniculate, 15–30-flowered, with 1–4 branches. Flowers 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 narrowly conic, 10–20 mm. 2n = 32.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Montane coniferous forests
Elevation: 1000–3200 m
Distribution
Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., s Mexico.
Discussion
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