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Melanthieae
Melanthieae is a tribe of flowering plants within the family Melanthiaceae. Molecular phylogenetic studies in the 21st century have resulted in a large-scale reassignment of many of its species to different genera; in particular the genus Zigadenus (deathcamases) has been restricted to a single species, Zigadenus glaberrimus. Plants contain alkaloids, making them unpalatable to grazing animals; many are very poisonous to both animals and humans.
8 branches of this tribe, most-observed first
false hellebores
genusVeratrum
Deathcamas
genusToxicoscordion
Anticlea Deathcamas
genusAnticlea
Amianthium
genusAmianthium
Melanthium
genusMelanthium
Stenanthium
genusStenanthium
feathershanks
genusSchoenocaulon
Zigadenus
genusZigadenus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 858331.