Toxicoscordion nuttallii

Toxicoscordion nuttallii (Nuttall's death camas, death camas, poison camas, poison sego) is a species of poisonous plant native to the south-central part of the United States (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, and Texas).^[3][4][5][6]

Toxicoscordion nuttallii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Melanthiaceae
Genus:	Toxicoscordion
Species:	T. nuttallii
Binomial name
Toxicoscordion nuttallii (A.Gray) Rydb.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Amianthium nuttallii A.Gray Anticlea nuttallii (A.Gray) Torr. Helonias angustifolia Nutt. 1835, illegitimate homonym not Michx. 1803 Leimanthium nuttallii (A.Gray) Hook. Melanthium nuttallii (A.Gray) D.Dietr. Toxicoscordion texense Rydb. Zigadenus nuttallii (A.Gray) S.Watson Zigadenus texensis (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. Zygadenus nuttallii (A.Gray) S.Watson, alternate spelling Zygadenus texensis (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr., alternate spelling

Toxicoscordion nuttallii is a bulb-forming herb up to 75 cm tall. One plant can have as many as 60 cream-colored flowers.^[4]