Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum Calflora

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Toxicoscordion venenosum (S. Watson) Rydb. var. venenosum

Meadow deathcamas

2016 Steve Matson

2019 Matt Berger

2019 Richard Spjut

2020 Larry Leigh

2016 John Doyen

2015 Debra L. Cook

2015 John Schmidt

2011 Barry Rice

Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus


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Parent:	Toxicoscordion venenosum
Genus:	Toxicoscordion
Family:	Melanthiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus

Information about Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/03/2023).