Death Camas
Zygadenus venenosus
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aka Meadow death camas, poison sego lily, lobelia, Black snakeroot
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Cattails
Typha angustifolia
aka Narrowleaf Cattail
The leaves and the cattail fluff from the heads make wonderful paper. The fluff paper is exquisite for sculpting with.
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Overwintered plants photographed April 22 just as the first green shoots are beginning to peek above the litter.
Amerindian traditional uses
Close up look at the seeds in the fluff.
= Poisonous to animal and/or human
= Noxious or Invasive in Oregon
= Crop weed in Oregon
= Federal Noxious weed in Oregon
Copyright 1998-2005 Colleen D. Bergeron.
Last revised: October 20, 2005.