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Anticlea virescens

(Kunth) Rydberg

Green Deathcamas

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137873

Element CodePMLIL280E0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderLiliales

FamilyMelanthiaceae

GenusAnticlea

Synonyms

Zigadenus virescens(Kunth) J.F. Macbr.

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Anticlea virescens is reinstated by Zomlefer and Judd (2002) to allow for a "revised, practical taxonomy that defines monophyletic groups and reflects phylogenetic relationships." The treatment in FNA (Schwartz 2002) recognizes the taxon as Zigadenus virescens.

Conservation Status

Review Date1989-12-04

Change Date1989-12-04

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S2	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arizona	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Campbell Blue	Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests	7,003

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Meadow Creek	Gila National Forest	34,167
Sawyers Peak	Gila National Forest	59,743

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Zomlefer, W.B. and W.S. Judd. 2002. Resurrection of segregates of the polyphyletic genus <i>Zigadenus</i> s.l. (Liliales: Melanthiaceae) and resulting new combinations. Novon 12(2): 299-308.