Stenanthium texanum (Bush) Sorrie & Weakley. Common name: Crow-poison, Black Death-camas. Phenology: Apr-early Jun; late May-Jul. Habitat: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods. Distribution: FL Panhandle and s. GA west to e. TX, on the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NS, POWO, Sorrie & Weakley (2018) in Weakley et al (2018a); Tracyanthus angustifolius (Michx.) Small var. texanus Bush = Stenanthium macrum Sorrie & Weakley — Sorrie & Weakley (2017b), illegitimate name; < Stenanthium densum (Desr.) Zomlefer & Judd — Va, WH3, Zomlefer & Judd (2002); < Stenanthium leimanthoides (A.Gray) Zomlefer & Judd, in part misapplied; < Tracyanthus angustifolius (Michx.) Small — S, S13; < Zigadenus densus (Desr.) Fernald — C, FNA26, GW1, RAB, Zomlefer (1997a); < Zigadenus leimanthoides A.Gray — Tx; < Zygadenus densus Fernald — G, orthographic variant. Basionym: Tracyanthus angustifolius (Michx.) Small var. texanus Bush 1906
Links to other floras: < Zigadenus densus - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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