Toxicoscordion exaltatum the giant deathcamas, is a North American flowering plant in the genus Toxicoscordion, reputed to be deadly poisonous.[2] It is native to California, Oregon, and Nevada,[3][4] where it can be found in the Sierra Nevada foothills.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Melanthiaceae |
| Genus: | Toxicoscordion |
| Species: | T. exaltatum
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| Toxicoscordion exaltatum | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Toxicoscordion exaltatum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-04-22
- ^ Flora of North America, Zigadenus exaltatus
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Toxicoscordion exaltatum (Eastw.) A. Heller Giant death camas
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