Liliaceae Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.

Meadow Deathcamas

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 203

View all documented uses for Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.

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Scientific name: Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ZIVEV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Meadow Deathcamas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Roots considered highly toxic.

RECRD: 61206 id: 44581

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