Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum Calflora

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Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum (M. E. Jones) R. R. Gates

Desert death camas

2024 Steve Matson

2017 Jonathon Holguin

2021 Bryant Baker

Geoff Burleigh

Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Zigadenus brevibracteatus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~206 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Toxicoscordion
Family:	Melanthiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Zigadenus brevibracteatus

Information about Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora 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 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).