Anticlea elegans, July 28, 2021
Common & scientific name
Mountain death camas, Anticlea elegans
Family
False hellebore, Melanthiaceae
Location
Independence ghost town, 10,800’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Its name says it all: this lovely (former) member of the lily family is extremely poisonous, responsible for the death of early western settlers who mistook its bulbs for Alliums (wild onions) or other edibles.