Toxicoscordion

Toxicoscordion fremontii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genus: Toxicoscordion
Species: T. brevibracteatum – T. exaltatum – T. fontanum – T. fremontii – T. micranthum – T. nuttallii – T. paniculatum – T. venenosum

Name

Toxicoscordion Rydb., 1903.

Typus: T. intermedium (Rydb.) Rydb. = T. venenosum var. gramineum (Rydb.) Brasher

Synonyms

Homotypic

• Chitonia Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 51. 1866, nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Rydberg, P.A 1903. Some generic segregations. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 30: 272.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2011. World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Toxicoscordion in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Toxicoscordion. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 18 2021.

Vernacular names

العربية: أوسكورديون السام
日本語: トキシコスコルディオン属

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