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Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson
meadow deathcamas

       
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Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson

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Distribution:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 15 species in Zigadenus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck. . Image Available.
Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus
grassy deathcamas
Distribution of Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. venenosus. . Image Available.
Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus
meadow deathcamas
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus Zigadenus Michx. – deathcamas
Species Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson – meadow deathcamas
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson

death camas
meadow deathcamas

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC NO NO NO FAC FAC NO NI FAC* FACU* FAC NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43168.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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