Anticlea (plant)
Anticlea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melanthiaceae, tribe Melanthieae. Molecular phylogenetic studies in the 21st century have resulted in number of changes to placements within this tribe. Anticlea was long submerged into the genus Zigadenus; however its separate position has been confirmed. Some species were also moved from Stenanthium into Anticlea. Members of Anticlea may also be distinguished from other members of the former genus Zigadenus, the deathcamases, by the presence of narrow tepals with a single, conspicuous, bilobed gland. It also has a wider distribution, occurring in Asia and much of North and Central America, ranging south to Guatemala.
; SpeciesAnticlea elegans - Elegant camas, alkali grass, mountain deathcamas - W + N United States, Alaska, Canada, ChihuahuaAnticlea frigida - VeracruzAnticlea hintoniorum - Hinton's deathcamas - Coahuila, Nuevo León, OaxacaAnticlea mogollonensis - Mogollon deathcamas - New MexicoAnticlea neglecta - Guanajuato, QuerétaroAnticlea occidentalis - Western featherbells or Bronze-Bells - BC, Alb, Sask, WA, OR, ID, MT, N CAAnticlea sachalinensis - Khabarovsk, SakhalinAnticlea sibirica - much of Russian Federation, China, Mongolia, Korea, Rebun, Rishiri Anticlea virescens - Green deathcamas - Colorado + Arizona south to OaxacaAnticlea volcanica - Lava deathcamas - C + S Mexico, Guatemala
The genus name of Anticlea is in honour of Anticlea of Ithaca from Greek mythology, Anticlea or Anticlia was a queen of Ithaca as the wife of King Laërtes.