death camas

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death camas

also death camass

Any of several plants of the genus Zigadenus, primarily of North America, having grasslike leaves and clusters of usually greenish-white flowers. All parts of the plant are poisonous.

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death camas - any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous

zigadene

liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber

genus Zigadenus, Zigadenus - genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

alkali grass, Zigadenus elegans - plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers

white camas, Zigadenus glaucus - plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals

poison camas, Zigadenus nuttalli - a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas

grassy death camas, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus gramineus - plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals

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From Arrowleaf Balsamroot, whose flowers and roots were cooked and eaten by Indians, to Zigadenus Elegans, a poisonous death camas flower planted by Indians around their camp perimeters to ward off evil spirits, "Mountain Wildflowers" presents a rainbow of relevant information about beautiful mountain wildflowers for young readers.

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The blue spikes of camas lilies and white spikes of unrelated death camas stand out among the spring grasses.

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