10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEATH CAMASS»
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Edible Wild Plants of Eastern North America
Fly-poison (bulb) Atamasco Lily (bulb) Death-Camass (bulb) Blue Flag (rootstock
) Star-of-Bethlehem (bulb) Pokeweed (root) Red-root (rootstock) May-Apple (
rootstock) FLY-POISON, Amianthium (or Chrosperma) Muscaetoxicum. Fro.
Merritt Lyndon Fernald, Alfred Charles Kinsey, 2012
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Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A ...
Camass has also suffered from fear of its poisonous cousin, death camass (
Zigadenus spp.). Death camass is one of the rare North American plants that are
deadly poisonous if enough is eaten. In the wild, the two species often grow
together, ...
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Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 ...
Harvest: Dig or pull bulbs any season; safest when blue flowers distinguish it
from death camass. Dig and transplant in ground free of death camass. Study
descriptions of death camass carefully. Preparation: Raw bulbs are palatable.
May be ...
Thomas S. Elias, Peter A. Dykeman, 2009
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Flora of the Yukon Territory
Michx. death-camass. H1' 13r 133- 129- Zygadenus elegans Pursh •» Somewhat
glaucous perennial bulbous herb; stems erect, up to 60 cm high. Leaves
elongate-linear, attached near base of stem. Inflorescence a bracted raceme;
perianth ...
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Wildflowers of Mississippi
Fruit: Capsule. Flowering Date: March-April. Habitats: Woods, sandy pinelands.
Distribution: sw, co Zigadenus glaberrimus Michx. Camass, Death Camass
Plants: Upright, glabrous perennial from a rhizome. Leaves: Mostly basal, linear,
entire, ...
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A Flora of the Marshes of California
Deadly zygadene, death camass. Perennial glabrous herbs; tunicated bulbs dark
, 1-2 cm. in diameter; stem 2-6 dm. tall; leaves linear, 4-6 mm. broad, carinate,
folded, mostly basal; raceme usually simple, 10-15 cm. high; pedicels 6-12 mm.
Herbert Louis Mason, 1957
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Wily Violets and Underground Orchids: Revelations of a Botanist
Death camass (Zigadenus nuttallii), snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum), and
stinking milk vetch (Astragalus praelongus) are just a few of the names that
convey both a warning and a terrible sense of exasperation. It's easier to
understand why ...
death camass in the portion he gave to Eya and Iktomi had exchanged it and
Yata had eaten this portion and the death camass had poisoned him. XIV After
there had appeared on the magic plaque, the fourth red stripe, Wohpe and Tate ...
James R. Walker, Elaine A. Jahner, 2006
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Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains: ...
The names death camass and Zigadenus venenosus are shorthand for “a 10–16
inch tall, grasslike plant with cream-colored flowers, growing with a bulb
resembling that ofa wild onion, blooming in June in northwestern Nebraska
prairies.
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A Flora of the Marshes of California
Deadly zygadene, death camass. Perennial glabrous herbs; tunicated bulbs dark
, 1-2 cm. in diameter; stem 2-6 dm. tall; leaves linear, 4-6 mm. broad, carinate,
folded, mostly basal; raceme usually simple, 10-15 cm. high; pedicels 6-12 mm.
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEATH CAMASS»
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Wild onions, garlic and chives: Wild Foods Forager
There are some poisonous look-alikes to avoid, including the death camass. If you snap one of the stems and do not smell onion or garlic, you ... «PennLive.com, Apr 15»
The Sego Lily and the Death Camass
The sego lily and the death camass are very similar in appearance, but make no mistake in distinguishing them when you are wild-food foraging because one ... «Mother Earth News, Jun 08»
Home Remedies for Poison Ivy
... The Sego Lily and the Death Camass. The sego lily and the death camass are very similar in appearance, but make no mistake in distinguis. «Mother Earth News, Feb 08»
