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MEADOW DEATHCAMAS 



Zygade'nus veneno'sus, syn. Toxicoscor'dion veneno'sum 



Flowers greenish yellow, stalked, 

 papery-bracted, erect, in an elongating 

 end cluster (raceme); upper flowers 

 perfect; lower, often male (staminate) 



Outer and inner flower parts (sepals and 

 petals) 6, not united, similar, egg- 

 shaped to narrowly egg-shaped, about 

 K to }'\ in. long, each narrowed and with 

 a gland at base, withering-persistent. 



Stamens 6, all alike, about % to }{ in. 

 long; pollen sacs (anthers) apparently 

 1-celled, somewhat kidney-shaped 



Seed pod (capsule) cylindrical, about 

 % in. long, 3-celled, splitting open when 

 ripe, tipped by threadlike stalks (styles) 



Leaves mostly basal, grasslike, en- 

 tire-edged, long> narrow, with promi- 

 nent, parallel veins; lower leaves with 

 papery sheaths; upper leaves without 

 distinct sheaths. 



Stems up to about 30 in. high, smooth, 

 leafy 



Roots fibrous, from base of a dark- 

 coated, onionlike, underground bulb 



