Zigadenus venenosus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson

(not an active name)

Meadow deathcamas

2009 Jim Maloney

2009 Matt Below

Zigadenus venenosus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~487 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Zigadenus
Family:	Liliaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


Calflora	Toxicoscordion venenosum

Information about Zigadenus venenosus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ZIVE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).