species 13,004 observations
Meadow Deathcamas
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Field notes
Toxicoscordion venenosum, with the common names death camas and meadow death camas, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. It grows up to 70 centimetres (27+1⁄2 in) tall. Both its common names and its scientific name reference its toxic qualities.
The species is native to western North America. Because its nectar is poisonous, it is mainly pollinated by the death camas miner bee.
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native animals
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Death Camas Mining Bee
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle, Crimson Highland Aphid
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Black-shouldered Drone Fly, Black-footed Drone Fly, Dandelion Anthaxia Beetle, Ornate Checkered Beetle
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided