[The Death Camas of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Common Death Camas, Deadly Zigadenus, Meadow Death Camas

Toxicoscordion venenosum

Synonyms: Toxicoscordion gramineum, Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum, Zigadenus gramineus, Zigadenus intermedius, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus, Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus

Common Death Camas, Deadly Zigadenus, Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum (Synonyms: Toxicoscordion gramineum, Zigadenus gramineus, Zigadenus intermedius, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus, Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus)

A close-up of the raceme of meadow death camas as seen atop King Mountain at the King Mt. Rock Garden RNA to the north of Grants Pass, OR.......June 25, 2005.

Common Death Camas, Deadly Zigadenus, Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum (Synonyms: Toxicoscordion gramineum, Zigadenus gramineus, Zigadenus intermedius, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus, Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus) - Common Death Camas, Deadly Zigadenus, Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum (Synonyms: Toxicoscordion gramineum, Zigadenus gramineus, Zigadenus intermedius, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus, Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus)

Meadow death camas still in bloom at left along the Eightmile Loop Trail on the south-facing summit of Five Mile Butte, Mount Hood National Forest........May 17, 2015. The image at right shows a close-up of the raceme of meadow death camas as seen atop the Camp Creek Cliffs, Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.......June 29, 2013.

Common Death Camas, Deadly Zigadenus, Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum (Synonyms: Toxicoscordion gramineum, Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum, Zigadenus gramineus, Zigadenus intermedius, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus, Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus) - Habitat of Common Death Camas, Deadly Zigadenus, Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum (Synonyms: Toxicoscordion gramineum, Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum, Zigadenus gramineus, Zigadenus intermedius, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus, Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus)

Meadow death camas as seen along Dipping Vat and What Roads, WDFW lands in western Yakima County, WA......May 31, 2024.
Paul Slichter