Liliaceae

California fetid adderstongue

Scoliopus bigelovii Torr.

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Scoliopus

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California fetid adderstongue (Scoliopus bigelovii) — FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: California fetid adderstongue

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nora Bales, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Colin Creitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: runcator, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Isaac Caswell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Barte, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bart Eisenberg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: crothfels, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.