Toxicoscordion fremontii, known as the common star lily or Frémont's deathcamas (after John C. Frémont) or star zigadene, is an attractive wildflower found on grassy or woody slopes, or rocky outcrops, in many lower-lying regions of California, southwestern Oregon, and northern Baja California.Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Toxicoscordion fremontii (Torr.) Rydb. Fremont's star lily Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Like other deathcamases, T. fremontii grows from a more or less spherical bulb, which in this species has a diameter of 20–35 mm. The leaves can reach up to half a meter in length and grow from the base of the plant. Flowers, which can be seen from March to June, grow in clusters. They have six petals (strictly, three petals and three very similar sepals), arranged symmetrically, giving rise to the name star-lily. Each flower is 1–4 cm across.Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 85, Zigadenus fremontii (Torrey) Torrey ex S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel). 343. 1871 (as Zygadenus).
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Santa Barbara Wildflowers, Toxicoscordion fremontii color photos and ecological information