Toxicoscordion exaltatum

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]

Giant deathcamas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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