Pronunciation: tox-i-ko-SKOR-dee-on FREE-mont-
ee-eye
Common name: Star lily
Family: Melianthiaceae
Habitat: Rocky outcrops, dry grassy or wooded
slopes below 3000', coastal sage scrub and
chaparral
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Toxicoscordion
2) fremontii