GRASS-LEAVED DEATH-CAMAS

Class: Zigadenus venenosus

Family: LILY FAMILY

Sub Family: Liliaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names:

Colour: White to cream

Height: 20-50 cm (8-20")

Each Flower: 7 mm (1/4") across with 6 pointed tepals; 6 stamens usually a little longer than tepals; at base of each flower-stalk is small bract

Leaves: 3 or 4 basal grass-like leaves 5-18 cm (2-7") long and folded longitudinally forming a keel; often a smaller leaf halfway up flower-stem

Stems: Rigid, round, and green

Blooming Period: March - July

Habitat: Grassy slopes in drier sagebrush country, and in moist open areas at higher elevations

Note:

Poisonous