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Giant Deathcamas

Toxicoscordion exaltatum

Giant Deathcamas
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Melanthiaceae (Melanthi family)
Grows as
Bulb
Safety
Toxic
Native range
California
Climate
temperate

About

Toxicoscordion exaltatum the giant deathcamas, is a North American flowering plant in the genus Toxicoscordion, reputed to be deadly poisonous. It is native to California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it can be found in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Other Toxicoscordion plants

Desert Deathcamas · Smallflower Deathcamas · Fremont's Death Camas · Smallflower Deathcamas · Nuttall's Death Camas · Sand Corn · Meadow death camas · Deathcamas

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Toxicoscordion exaltatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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