Zigadenus nomenclature

T O enoster@hotmail.com
Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:56:14 PST
I agree with Jane.

Zigadenus is a much better name. Many other bulbs are very toxic but they don't advertise it in the name. Zigadenus is elegant, while Toxicoscordion is... descriptive?

I found one study of the molecular analysis of "Zigadenus complex" species separating the genus into Toxicoscordion and others. The only species to remain in Zigadenus was Zigadenus glaberrimus.


Here's a link to the paper:

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/642877/…


-Travis Owen
Rogue River, OR

http://amateuranthecologist.blogspot.com/



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