Anticlea elegans

Anticlea elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genus: Anticlea
Species: Anticlea elegans
Subspecies: A. e. subsp. elegans – A. e. subsp. glauca – A. e. subsp. vaginata

Name

Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb., 1903

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Zigadenus elegans Pursh in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 241 (1813)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Regional: USA Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rydberg, P.A., 1813. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 30:273.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Anticlea elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. November 24. Anticlea elegans. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} November 24.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Anticlea elegans. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Anticlea elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anticlea elegans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: mountain deathcamas
中文: 雅致棋盘花

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