Death Camas
Genus Zigadenus
Lily Family (Liliaceae)
Foothill Death Camas
(Zigadenus paniculatus)
These plants grow on the dry hillsides, blooming in April and May. The plant is usually about 1 foot tall, with slender leaves arranged evenly on three sides. It is a beautiful plant, but deadly poisonous because of the alkaloids it contains.
Many creamy-white blossoms occur on a single flower stalk. The stamens protrude, and are yellowish-orange in color.
Red Butte Canyon
Wasatch Mountain foothills