Biology:Toxicoscordion exaltatum

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Short description: Species of plant

Giant deathcamas
Scientific classification edit
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 exaltatus Eastw.
  • Zygadenus exaltatus Eastw., 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Toxicoscordion exaltatum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=290123, 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

Wikidata ☰ Q7830416 entry




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