Melanthiaceae

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  • Anticlea elegans / mountain death camas

    • cream to greenish-white flowers; overall hexagonal appearance
    • branched flowering stem with multiple flowers not tightly packed
    • 6 tepals (petals + sepals), greenish-yellow nectar glands
    • grass/lily-like leaves
    • blooms in summer (July/August)

  • Toxicoscordion venenosum / meadow death camas

    • cream to greenish-white flowers - somewhat triangular overall
    • branched flowering stem with multiple flowers in a compact pyramidal head
    • 6 tepals (petals + sepals), greenish-yellow nectar glands
    • grass/lily-like leaves
    • blooms early in the season

  • Veratrum californicum / California false hellebore

    • huge inflorescence covered with one-inch-plus flowers
    • six white tepals with green centers
    • moist areas, possibly very dense stands
    • foot-long, heavily veined, pleated bright green leaves

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