Foothill Death Camas, Panicled Deathcamas, Panicled Death Camas, Panicled Death-camas, Panicled Zigadenus, Sand Corn

Toxicoscordion paniculatum

Synonyms: Helonias paniculatus, Zigadenus paniculatus

Panicled deathcamas as at left seen along the Grayback Mountain Road out to Sheep Canyon, Klickitat Wildlife Area..........April 26, 2016. The photo at right shows panicled deathcamas at the same location in the Klickitat Wildlife Area......May 7, 2020.

The photo at left shows a newly opened inflorescence of panicled death camas as seen in dry, coniferous woods along Road S4000 on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 13, 2007. Note that the lower two side branches of the inflorescence have clusters of flowers. The image at right shows the stiffly upright basal leaves of panicled death camas as seen in grasslands atop the eastern rim of Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area.....March 30, 2024.

Close-up views of the flowers of panicled death camas as seen along Rd K6000 at about 2850' on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........June 13, 2005. This species differs from the similar meadow death camas (Z. venenosus) in having at least some of the lower side branches of the inflorescence end in clusters of several flowers. The photo directly above, and those that follow on this page were photographed at the same location.

The photo at left shows a close-up of the panicled inflorescence of panicled death camas. Note that the lower branches of the inflorescence end in clusters of 3-5 or more flowers, while the upper branches bear only a single flower at their tip........June 13, 2005. The photo at right shows a close-up of the inflorescence of panicled death camas as seen on the southeastern slopes of Grayback Mountain, about a dozen miles southeast of Mount Adams.....May 14, 2023.