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Zigadenus brevibracteatus (M.E. Jones) H.M. Hall
Zigadenus brevibracteatus, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is endemic (limited) to California alone.
Common names: Desert Zygadene, desert death camas, desert deathcamas
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Foothill Woodland
Toxicity: MAJOR   [Filmer 2008]
Elevation: between 2000 and 5000 feet Family: Liliaceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + PLANTS
ICPN: new name: Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum
Warning: this taxon is undergoing name changes.
Synonyms:
PLANTS + XWALK: Zigadenus fremontii var. brevibracteatus
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Zigadenus found in California.
Distribution in California from available records:
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    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within a county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimen records from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented records, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported records.
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Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Zigadenus brevibracteatus  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr

Photos or website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (ZIBR)

Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX

1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

    Citation:
    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria and dozens of other public and private institutions and individuals.
    [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Sep 05, 2010).

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