Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stenanthium densum
FAMILY
Melanthiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Stenanthium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zigadenus densus
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Zigadenus densus
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-22-003:
Zigadenus densus FAMILY Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Zygadenus densus
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tracyanthus angustifolius
COMMON NAME:
Crow-poison, Savanna Camass, Osceola-plume
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Alan S. Weakley asw_1429931521078570
April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Often confused w Amianthium muscaetoxicum, which has more & wider basal lvs, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Will Stuart wil_3530285482_37c88690f0
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
As blossoms age, they take on a purple color. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_500735096_141f2fcd87
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Young racemes resemble Fly Poison; mature plumes are distinct in appearance. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_5694923760_dfaa5d05d4
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
A conspicuous 3-5" cone-shaped inflorescence tops a nearly leafless 5' stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
COMPARE
Crow-poison and Fly-poison
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmzdensus_0
May?
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stenanthium densum
FAMILY
Melanthiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zigadenus densus
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Zigadenus densus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-22-003:
Zigadenus densus
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Zygadenus densus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tracyanthus angustifolius
1688
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
6 persistent tepals
6 stamens
Ovary partly inferior
Usually bisexual
Inflorescence a raceme
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p143
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p367
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p194
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p164
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p184
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p161
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p032
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p393
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p183
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