grassy death camas

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Any idea about the origin of its morbid common name?
...and whilst asking that I found it: "Consumption of 2% to 6% of the body weight of the animal is likely to be fatal." Posted 7 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  Oh indeed - and it's even worse than that it just kills you... The blue type camas has an edible bulb. Native Americans in this area used it as an important food source. When they are not in bloom, from what I understand, the two types are fairly easy to mix up, because the bulbs don't look very much different. They can grow very near to one another, if not even mixed, so if you are using them as a food source, you need to be very careful when gathering! Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I think I'll pass on gathering altogether if you don't mind. Posted 7 years ago

The Meadow death camas

"Toxicoscordion venenosum", with the common names death camas and meadow death camas, is a species of flowering plants in the genus "Toxicoscordion", of the Melanthiaceae family. It is native to western North America. The plant is called alapíšaš in Sahaptin, and nupqasaquǂ in Ktunaxa.

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Species identified by morpheme

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Uploaded Apr 27, 2018. Captured Apr 26, 2018 11:24 in Goose Rock Summit Trail, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, USA.

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