Safety note: All parts are highly toxic, especially the bulb; can be fatal if ingested. Can be confused with edible camas bulbs.
Mountain Death Camas is a bulb-forming wildflower of mountain meadows and rocky slopes, with grass-like leaves and cream-colored flowers. All parts are poisonous to humans and livestock, containing alkaloids that cause cardiac and neurological effects. It can be confused with edible camas, making proper identification essential in the field.
Habitat
Mountain meadows, rocky slopes, and sagebrush steppe of western North America
Diet
Flowers visited by native bees; bulbs not eaten by most mammals due to toxicity
How common
Uncommon
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