Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum
Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum | |
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Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Melanthiaceae |
Genus: | Toxicoscordion |
Species: | T. brevibracteatum
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Binomial name | |
Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum | |
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Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum (syn. Zigadenus brevibracteatus) is a species of flowering plant known by the common name desert deathcamas. It is native to Baja California, Sonora, and California, where it grows in sandy desert habitat among creosote and Joshua trees.
Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum is a perennial wildflower growing from a brown or black bulb up to 4 centimeters long. The stem grows up to 50 or 60 centimeters long. The leaves are linear in shape, measuring up to 30 centimeters long by one wide. Most of the leaves are at the base of the stem and there may be a few reduced leaves above. The inflorescence is an open panicle of flowers at the tips of branches. The flowers are male or bisexual, with six cream-colored tepals. The fruit is a capsule 1 or 2 centimeters long.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b "Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-04-22
- ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ^ Flora of North America
External links
- Calflora Database: Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum (Desert death camas)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum[permanent dead link]
- UC Photos gallery — Toxicoscordion brevibracteatumError: "Q7830415" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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