Toxicoscordion venenosum
Elegant Death Camas, Grassy Death Camas
Other regional names: Meadow Camas +3 more
- Meadow Camas
- Meadow Death Camas
- Meadow Deathcamas
- Watson's Death Camas
Also known as: Zigadenus venenosus S.Watson +8 more
- Zigadenus venenosus S.Watson
- Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus (Rydb.) O.S.Walsh ex C.L.Hitchc.
- Zygadenus acutus Rydb.
- Zygadenus diegoensis Davidson
- Zygadenus falcalus Rydb.
- Zygadenus gramineus Rydb.
- Zygadenus intermedius Rydb.
- Zygadenus salinus A.Nelson
- Zygadenus venenosus S.Watson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Melanthiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Toxicoscordion venenosum (commonly known as Elegant Death Camas or Grassy Death Camas) is a bulbous plant within the Melanthiaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms