Anticlea elegans Rydb.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Melanthiaceae > Anticlea

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows at high altitudes.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

It is poisonous to animals and may be so for people.
Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison (bulb), Poison (leaf), Veterinary Aid (leaf), Strengthener (root), Analgesic (root), Poison (unspecified), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Strengthener (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity strong toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity very strong toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Anticlea elegans flower picture by James Croucher (cc-by-sa)
Anticlea elegans flower picture by Matt Santovasi (cc-by-sa)
Anticlea elegans flower picture by Pam Better (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Anticlea elegans world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:15844-2
WFO ID wfo-0000760821
COL ID 67JN8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Zigadenus elegans Zigadenus commutatus Zigadenus canadensis Zigadenus longus Zigadenus mohinorensis Zigadenus gracilentus Zigadenus washakie Zigadenus dilatatus Zigadenus coloradensis Zigadenus alpinus Anticlea alpina Anticlea chlorantha Anticlea coloradensis Anticlea mohinorensis Gomphostylis bracteata Zigadenus speciosus Melanthium hultgreenii Zigadenus bracteatus Anticlea gracilenta Anticlea longa Helonias bracteata Zigadenus chloranthus Zigadenus speciosus var. minor Zigadenus chloranthus var. major Zigadenus elegans var. coloradensis Zigadenus chloranthus var. minor Anticlea elegans var. elegans Anticlea elegans

Lower taxons

Anticlea elegans subsp. glauca Anticlea elegans subsp. vaginata Anticlea elegans subsp. elegans