Toxicoscordion micranthum, the smallflower deathcamas, is a flowering plant in the genus Toxicoscordion. It is native to Oregon and California, primarily in the Coast Ranges from Douglas County to Napa and Sonoma Counties, with isolated populations in Lassen, Plumas, Santa Clara, and San Benito Counties.[2][3] It is a member of the serpentine soils flora.
| Smallflower deathcamas | |
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| University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Toxicoscordion |
| Species: | T. micranthum
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| Binomial name | |
| Toxicoscordion micranthum | |
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Toxicoscordion micranthum is a bulb-forming herb up to 70 cm tall and bearing as many as 60 flowers. Flowers are white or cream-colored, sometimes with green markings, 5–12 mm in diameter hence smaller than most of the other species in the genus.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Toxicoscordion micranthum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-04-22
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ "Toxicoscordion micranthum Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ "Zigadenus micranthus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
External links
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Media related to Toxicoscordion micranthum at Wikimedia Commons
- Jepson Manual Treatment, Zigadenus micranthus Eastw.
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California @ Berkeley
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