Toxicoscordion exaltatum

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Giant deathcamas
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Toxicoscordion
Species:
T. exaltatum
Binomial name
Toxicoscordion exaltatum
(Eastw.) A.Heller [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Zigadenus exaltatusEastw.
  • Zygadenus exaltatusEastw., alternate spelling

Toxicoscordion exaltatum the giant deathcamas, is a North American flowering plant in the genus Toxicoscordion , reputed to be deadly poisonous. [2] It is native to California, Oregon, and Nevada, [3] [4] where it can be found in the Sierra Nevada foothills. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Toxicoscordion exaltatum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2012-04-22
  2. ↑ Flora of North America, Zigadenus exaltatus
  3. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Toxicoscordion exaltatum (Eastw.) A. Heller Giant death camas


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