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Zigadenus micranthus  Eastw.  var. micranthus 

(not an active name)

Little flowered death camas,   Smallflower deathcamas
Zigadenus micranthus var. micranthus is a perennial herb that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Zigadenus micranthus
Genus: Zigadenus
Family: Liliaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTSZigadenus venenosus var. micranthus
JEFToxicoscordion micranthum
Information about  Zigadenus micranthus var. micranthus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
USDA PLANTS Profile (ZIMIM)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/27/2024).