Latin name: Zigadenus venenosus S. Watson var.
  venenosus
  Pronunciation: zig-a-DEE-nus ven-en-OS-us

  Common name: Death camas
  Family: Liliaceae (Lily)
  Habitat: Moist grassy places to 8000', coastal sage
  scrub, yellow pine forest, San Diego Co. north

  Blooming period: May to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Zigadenus
  2) venenosus
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