Toxicoscordion exaltatum the giant deathcamas, is a North American flowering plant in the genus Toxicoscordion, reputed to be deadly poisonous.[2] It is native to California, Oregon, and Nevada,[3][4] where it can be found in the Sierra Nevada foothills.[5]
Giant deathcamas | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Melanthiaceae |
Genus: | Toxicoscordion |
Species: | T. exaltatum |
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Toxicoscordion exaltatum (Eastw.) A.Heller[1] | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Toxicoscordion exaltatum |
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Zigadenus exaltatus |
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