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Anticlea virescens

Green Deathcamas
Also known as: Anticlea mexicana Kunth +12 more
  • Anticlea mexicana Kunth
  • Anticlea porrifolia (Greene) Rydb.
  • Helonias virescens Kunth
  • Melanthium virescens Willd. ex Kunth
  • Veratrum virescens (Kunth) M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Zigadenus mexicanus (Kunth) Hemsl.
  • Zigadenus porrifolius Greene
  • Zigadenus virescens (Kunth) J.F.Macbr.
  • Zigadenus virescens var. porrifolius (Greene) O.S.Walsh ex Espejo & López-Ferr.
  • Zygadenus mexicanus Hemsl.
  • Zygadenus porrifolius Greene
  • Zygadenus virescens McBride
  • Zygadenus volcanicus S.Watson
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Melanthiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.

Originating in North America, Anticlea virescens (commonly known as Green Deathcamas) is a bulbous plant belonging to the Melanthiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions.

Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, Colorado, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico

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