Liliaceae Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Meadow Deathcamas
Karok - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 64
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Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
Scientific name: Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ZIVEV (
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Common names: Meadow Deathcamas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs used for food.
RECRD: 6049 id: 44582