zigadenus

1. Genus of mostly North American poisonous plants;
   Sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae (synset 112486955)
   is a type of: liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
   member holonym:

   • death camas, zigadene - any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous
   • alkali grass, zigadenus elegans - plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers
   • white camas, zigadenus glaucus - plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals
   • poison camas, zigadenus nuttalli - a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas
   • grassy death camas, zigadenus venenosus, zigadenus venenosus gramineus - plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals
   belongs to: family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
   same as: genus zigadenus

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