Liliaceae Zigadenus elegans Pursh

Mountain Deathcamas

Alaska Native - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 163

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Scientific name: Zigadenus elegans Pursh
USDA symbol: ZIELE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mountain Deathcamas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Alaska Native
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Plant considered poisonous.

RECRD: 7055 id: 44544