Zigadenus elegans

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Mountain Deathcamas

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Zigadenus
Species: Z. elegans
Binomial name
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.

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