PLANTS Profile for Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus (grassy deathcamas)

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PLANTS Profile

Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck
grassy deathcamas

Symbol:

ZIVEG

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck

Toxicoscordion gramineum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 492. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck

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Synonyms:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck

	TOGR3	Toxicoscordion gramineum (Rydb.) Rydb.
	ZIGR2	Zigadenus gramineus Rydb.
	ZIIN	Zigadenus intermedius Rydb.

Distribution:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck


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

Related Taxa:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 15 species in Zigadenus, 2 varieties in Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson

Classification:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck

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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
Variety	Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck – grassy deathcamas

U.S. Weed Information:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck

Zigadenus venenosus
death camas
meadow deathcamas

The related entities italicized and indented above 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.
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.

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck

Zigadenus venenosus:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

FAC*

FACU*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var. gramineus (Rydb.) Walsh ex M. Peck

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 530911.

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