1. Elegant death camas is also known as glaucous zigadene. It is a pretty wildflower with a single stem rising to 70 cm high.
2. The leaves are primarily basal. They are up to 30 cm long and 15 mm wide. The stem leaves are reduced upward.
3. The flowers are greenish-white with 6 spreading tepals, and a large yellow gland towards the base. Individual petals are about 8 to 11 mm long. The inflorescence is open, with the flowers on long pedicels.
Elegant death camas inhabits open grasslands to rocky slopes, forests, and meadows. In the Pacific Northwest, it is primarily found in alpine and montane habitats.
Elegant death camas is found from Alaska south through British Columbia to both the Olympic Mts and Cascades of Washington. From there, it may be found eastward through eastern Oregon to Nevada and Arizona, and further east to Alberta and Texas.
An extremely poisonous plant. Avoid its consumption!
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