Calflora
Taxon  Report   11101    
Toxicoscordion exaltatum  (Eastw.) A. Heller
Giant death camas
Toxicoscordion exaltatum, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Zigadenus exaltatus
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period

Toxicity: MAJOR

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFZigadenus exaltatus
More information about  Toxicoscordion exaltatum
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
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International Plants Names Index

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 10/17/2021).