Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Toxicoscordion micranthum the smallflower deathcamas, is a flowering plant in the genus Toxicoscordion. It is native to Oregon and California, primarily in the Coast Ranges from Douglas County to Napa and Sonoma Counties, with isolated populations in Lassen, Plumas, Santa Clara, and San Benito Counties. It is a member of the serpentine soils flora. Toxicoscordion micranthum is a bulb-forming herb up to 70 cm tall and bearing as many as 60 flowers. Flowers are white or cream-colored, sometimes with green markings, 5-12 mm in diameter hence smaller than most of the other species in the genus.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 ft Tall

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Color

White, Green, Cream

Plant communities

Chaparral, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 10 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Purple Miner Bee

Andrena prunorum

American Bumble Bee

Bombus pensylvanicus

European Drone Fly

Eristalis arbustorum

Black-footed Drone Fly

Eristalis hirta