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Zigadenus leimanthoides
Zigadenus leimanthoides A. Gray
Pine Barren Deathcamas, Pine-barren Deathcamas
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s): Oceanorus leimanthoides, Stenanthium leimanthoides
USDA Symbol: ZILE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
A tall smooth stem rising from a fibrous-coated bulb and bearing an elongated, branching cluster of small, cream to yellowish to greenish, star-like flowers.
There are several species of Zigadenus, mostly in the South and West. Large-flowered Zigadenus (Z. glaberrimus), 3-5 feet (90-150 cm) high, has whitish-yellow flowers with two glands at the base of each sepal and petal; it is found in wet pinelands and bogs from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Yellow , GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AL , DE , FL , GA , KY , LA , MS , NC , NJ , NY , TN , TX , VA , WVNative Distribution: New Jersey south to Florida, west to Texas, and northeast to Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
Native Habitat: Sandy pinelands and bogs.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | OBL | FACW | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Zigadenus leimanthoides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Zigadenus leimanthoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Zigadenus leimanthoides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-12Research By: TWC Staff