Toxicoscordion exaltatum
| Giant deathcamas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Toxicoscordion |
| Species: | T. exaltatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxicoscordion exaltatum (Eastw.) A.Heller[1] | |
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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]
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References
- 1 2 "Toxicoscordion exaltatum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-04-22
- ↑ Flora of North America, Zigadenus exaltatus
- ↑ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Toxicoscordion exaltatum (Eastw.) A. Heller Giant death camas
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