Zigadenus fremontii Calflora

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Zigadenus fremontii (Torr.) S. Watson

(not an active name)

Chaparral zygadene, Death camas, Fremont's death camas, Fremont's deathcamas, Fremont's star lily, Starlily, Zygadene

2009 Neal Kramer

2003 Michael Charters

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

also called Toxicoscordion fremontii


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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.

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Alkali Sink, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Anticlea fremontii
PLANTS	Zigadenus fremontii var. inezianus
PLANTS	Zigadenus fremontii var. minor
PLANTS	Zigadenus fremontii var. salsus
JEF	Toxicoscordion fremontii

Information about Zigadenus fremontii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ZIFR) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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).