Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Meadow Death-Camas

Zygadenus venenosus - Common, perennial, 6-18 in. Stem erect, shiny. Basal leaves 4-15 in. long, narrow, edged with stiff hairs. Cream flowers in spike on ascending stalks; petals with narrow base, rounded tip, marked by yellowish rounded gland; stamens longer than petals. Grows in spring-wet meadows, hillsides, at low to high elevations. Poisonous