Toxicoscordion paniculatum Rydb.

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Melanthiaceae > Toxicoscordion

Characteristics

A bulb plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

The bulbs are cooked with meat and corn and eaten.
Uses medicinal poison
Edible bulbs
Therapeutic use Analgesic (bulb), Dermatological Aid (bulb), Orthopedic Aid (bulb), Toothache (bulb), Antirheumatic (External) (bulb), Antirheumatic (External) (root), Emetic (root), Veterinary Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Toxicoscordion paniculatum leaf picture by Ian (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Toxicoscordion paniculatum flower picture by Chris Cleveland (cc-by-sa)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum flower picture by Ashley Scholer (cc-by-sa)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum flower picture by Ian (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Toxicoscordion paniculatum world distribution map, present in Colombia and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:255812-2
WFO ID wfo-0000746145
COL ID 57LL3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Zigadenus paniculatus Gomphostylis paniculata Helonias paniculata Toxicoscordion paniculatum