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Toxicoscordion venenosum
meadow death-camas, deadly zygadene
WTU specimens
Other herbaria
WTU images
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Habitat: Grasslands, balds, prairies, and ponderosa pine forest openings, from the coast to middle elevations.
Flowers: April-June
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Toxicoscordion venenosum (S. Watson) Rydb.
Publication: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30(5): 272. 1903.
Publication: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30(5): 272. 1903.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson [FNA26, HC]
Infraspecies:
• var. gramineum – common death-camas, grassy death-camas 
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central British Columbia to central Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central British Columbia to central Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
• var. venenosum – coastal death-camas, common death-camas Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Baja California, east to Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Baja California, east to Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Toxicoscordion venenosum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Toxicoscordion venenosum checklist entry.
E-Flora BC: Toxicoscordion venenosum atlas page.
CalPhotos: Toxicoscordion venenosum photos.
USDA Plants: Toxicoscordion venenosum information.
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