Taxon: Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb.

Summary

Genus:

Anticlea

Family:

Melanthiaceae

Tribe:

Melanthieae

Nomen number:

432267

Place of publication:

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30:273. 1903

Verified:

03/17/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (3 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Zigadenus elegans Pursh

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Zigadenus elegans Pursh subsp. elegans

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Melanthium glaucum Nutt.
Zigadenus elegans Pursh subsp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hultén
Zigadenus glaucus (Nutt.) Nutt.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource). Note: = Anticlea glauca Kunth
Zomlefer, W. B. & W. S. Judd. 2002. Resurrection of segregates of the polyphyletic genus Zigadenus s.l. (Liliales: Melanthiaceae) and resulting new combinations. Novon 12:302.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	alkali-grass	as Zigadenus elegans	1	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
English	mountain death camas	as Zigadenus elegans	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
English	white camas	as Zigadenus elegans	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
French	zigadène élégant	as Zigadenus elegans	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
German	Jochblume	as Zigadenus elegans	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
Swedish	grönlilja		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	s.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	s.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	n.w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio	n.w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania	s.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont	http://neatlas.huh.harvard.edu/Neatlas2/MonoFam-L-O.html	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon	e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (w.), Yukon], United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.e.), Ontario (s.)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (s.), Alberta (s.), Manitoba (s.), British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana (n.), Michigan, New York, Ohio (n.w.), Pennsylvania (s.e.), Vermont (http://neatlas.huh.harvard.edu/Neatlas2/MonoFam-L-O.html), West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.), Iowa (n.), Minnesota, Missouri (s.e.), Nebraska (n.w.), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon (e.), Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maryland (w.), North Carolina (w.), Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (n.), Nevada (n.), Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango (n.), Sonora]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Zigadenus elegans Pursh

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	as Zigadenus elegans	Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: as Zigadenus elegans
Environmental	ornamental	as Zigadenus elegans	Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: as Zigadenus elegans
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Zigadenus elegans	Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous as Zigadenus elegans
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	as Zigadenus elegans	Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous as Zigadenus elegans

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=432267. Accessed 12 May 2026.