Green deathcamas (Anticlea virescens)
Description
A tuberous/fleshy rooted perennial species closely related to Veratrum which it resembles at times. Differing by its clumps of linnear to lance-shaped pale green leaves to 1m tall in this species which we collected seed of at particularly high elevation. At 3425m close to the summit of Volc-n Zunil in the winter of 2001, where they formed a colony with the old branched flowering stems to 1.7m tall, still retaining the seed capsules which had succeeded the white green centred flowers born in July. Best grown in a humus enriched soil with severe drainage in sun to light shade.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Liliales
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Family: Melanthiaceae
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Genus: Anticlea
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