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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
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Perennial to trees, from membranous bulb, fibrous corm, scaly rhizome, or erect caudex
Stem generally underground
Leaves generally basal, often withering early, alternate, generally ± linear
Inflorescence various, generally bracted
Flower generally bisexual, generally radial; perianth often showy, segments generally 6 in two petal-like whorls (outer sometimes sepal-like), free or fused at base; stamens 6 (or 3 + generally 3 ± petal-like staminodes), filaments sometimes attached to perianth or fused into a tube or crown; ovary superior or inferior, chambers 3, placentas generally axile, style generally 1, stigmas generally 3
Fruit: generally capsule, loculicidal or septicidal (berry or nut)
Genera in family: ± 300 genera, 4600 species: especially ± dry temp and subtropical; many cultivated for ornamental or food;some TOXIC . Here includes genera sometimes treated in Agavaceae, Amaryllidaceae, and other families.
Perennial from bulb or rhizome
Stem ± scapose
Leaves many, ± basal (reduced upward), linear, generally folded, ± curved
Inflorescence: raceme or panicle
Flower bisexual, staminate, or sterile; perianth parts 6, petal-like, free or ± fused to ovary base, white to yellowish in CA, glands 1–2 near base; stamens 6, free to ± attached to perianth; ovary chambers 3, styles 3
Fruit: capsule, septicidal
Seeds many
Species in genus: ± 15 species: temp North America, Asia
Etymology: (Greek: yoke-gland, from gland shape of some)
All taxa should be considered highly TOXIC to livestock (generally unpalatable) and humans from alkaloids (especially in bulbs); caused serious illness to some members of Lewis & Clark Expedition .
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Bulb 60–100 mm, 30–50 mm diam, ± oblong; outer coats dark brown
Stem 60–100 cm, glabrous
Leaf 50–80 cm, 15–30 mm wide, scabrous-ciliate
Inflorescence: panicle, 20–40 cm, open; flowers of lower branches staminate (or with stunted ovary, 3 long styles); pedicels ascending, 10–40 mm
Flower 8–12 mm; perianth parts ovate to elliptic, obtuse, outer subsessile, inner sharply infolded to form a 1–2 mm claw, glands greenish yellow with thick teeth along veins; stamens ± 2/3 perianth; styles erect to ± spreading
Fruit 15–25 mm, oblong
Chromosomes: n=11
Ecology: Meadows, wooded slopes
Elevation: 600–1500 m.
Bioregional distribution: Sierra Nevada Foothills
Recent taxonomic note: Toxicoscordion exaltatum (Eastw.) A. HellerHorticultural information: DRN, SUN, DRY: 2, 7, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21.
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