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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.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AL , DE , FL , GA , KY , LA , MS , NC , NJ , NY , TN , TX , VA , WV
Native 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

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

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 Plants
FNA: Find Zigadenus leimanthoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Zigadenus leimanthoides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-12
Research By: TWC Staff

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