Toxicoscordion venenosum

Toxicoscordion venenosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genus: Toxicoscordion
Species: Toxicoscordion venenosum
Varietates: T. v. var. gramineum – T. v. var. venenosum

Name

Toxicoscordion venenosum (S.Watson) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 272. (1903)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Zigadenus venenosus S.Watson in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 279 (1879)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan Regional: Western & Central USA California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rydberg, P.A. 1903. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 30: 272.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Toxicoscordion venenosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Toxicoscordion venenosum. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 25 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Toxicoscordion venenosum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: meadow death camas, poison camas
Diné bizaad: Áłtsínítsoh

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