Deathcamas or death camas refers to several species of flowering plant in the tribe
Melanthieae. The name alludes to the great similarity of appearance between these toxic plants, which were formerly classified together in the genus ''
Zigadenus'', and the edible camases (''
Camassia''), with which they also often share habitat. Other common names for these plants include deadly zigadene, hog potato and mystery-grass.
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Anticlea elegans
''Anticlea elegans'', formerly ''Zigadenus elegans'', is also known as mountain deathcamas, elegant camas or alkali grass. It is not a grass (though its leaves are grass-like), but belongs to the trillium family (biology), family, Melanthiaceae.
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'' – Mountain deathcamas
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Anticlea mogollonensis
In Greek mythology, Anticlea or Anticlia (; Ancient Greek: ''Ἀντίκλεια'', literally "without fame") was a queen of Ithaca as the wife of King Laërtes.
Family
Anticlea was the daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea. The divine trickster ...
'' – Mogollon deathcamas
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Anticlea vaginata
In Greek mythology, Anticlea or Anticlia (; Ancient Greek: ''Ἀντίκλεια'', literally "without fame") was a queen of Ithaca as the wife of King Laërtes.
Family
Anticlea was the daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea. The divine trickster ...
'' – Sheathed deathcamas
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Anticlea virescens
In Greek mythology, Anticlea or Anticlia (; Ancient Greek: ''Ἀντίκλεια'', literally "without fame") was a queen of Ithaca as the wife of King Laërtes.
Family
Anticlea was the daughter of Autolycus and Amphithea. The divine trickster ...
'' – Green deathcamas
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Anticlea volcanica
''Anticlea volcanica'' is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Melanthiaceae natively occurring from central Mexico to Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=n ...
'' – Lava deathcamas
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Stenanthium densum'' – Pinebarren deathcamas
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Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum'' – Desert deathcamas
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Toxicoscordion exaltatum'' – Giant deathcamas
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Toxicoscordion fontanum'' – Smallflower deathcamas
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Toxicoscordion fremontii'' – Fremont's deathcamas, star zigadene - (several varieties)
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Toxicoscordion micranthum'' – Smallflower deathcamas
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Toxicoscordion nuttallii'' – Nuttall's deathcamas
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Toxicoscordion paniculatum'' – Foothill deathcamas
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Toxicoscordion venenosum'' – Death camas, meadow deathcamas - (several varieties)
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Zigadenus glaberrimus
''Zigadenus'' is a genus of flowering plants now containing only one species, ''Zigadenus glaberrimus'', the sandbog death camas, found in the southeastern United States from Mississippi to Virginia. Around 20 species were formerly included in th ...
'', Sandbog deathcamas
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