Western North American flowering plant in the bunchflower family
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Toxicoscordion venenosum flowering Black Hills, South Dakota
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Melanthiaceae
Genus:
Toxicoscordion
Species:
T. venenosum
Binomial name
Toxicoscordion venenosum
(S.Watson) Rydb.
Varieties[2]
Toxicoscordion venenosum var. gramineum (Rydb.) Brasher
Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum
Synonyms[2][3][4]
List
Toxicoscordion acutum (Rydb.) Rydb.
Toxicoscordion arenicola A.Heller
Toxicoscordion falcatum (Rydb.) Rydb.
Toxicoscordion gramineum (Rydb.) Rydb.
Toxicoscordion intermedium (Rydb.) Rydb.
Toxicoscordion salinum (A.Nelson) R.R.Gates
Zigadenus acutus Rydb.
Zigadenus falcatus Rydb.
Zigadenus gramineus Rydb.
Zigadenus intermedius Rydb.
Zigadenus diegoensis Davidson
Zigadenus salinus A.Nelson
Zigadenus venenosus S.Watson
Toxicoscordion venenosum, with the common names death camas and meadow death camas, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It is named for its well known toxic qualities with its common names and scientific name referencing this. Because its nectar is also poisonous, it is mainly pollinated by the death camas miner bee, which specializes collecting the toxic pollen for its young. It is native to western North America from New Mexico to Saskatchewan and west to the Pacific Ocean.
^NatureServe (2024). "Zigadenus venenosus". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ ab"Toxicoscordion venenosum (S.Watson) Rydb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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