Anticlea elegans

Species category

Weed

Common name

mountain deathcamas

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Irregularly obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 2–5 mm
  • Width 1–2 mm
  • Thickness 1–1.5 mm

Color

Light brown

Texture

Glossy

Other structures

Irregular shape, inconspicuous hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).

Identification notes

Seed is very irregular in shape, however the color is stable.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

>Melanthiaceae

Valid name

Anticlea elegans

Synonyms

Anticlea coloradensis (Rydb.) Rydb.
Zigadenus alpinus Blank.
Zigadenus elegans Pursh

 Zigadenus elegans  ssp . elegans.  Irregularly obovate true seeds.
Zigadenus elegans ssp. elegans. Irregularly obovate true seeds.