Camassia quamash, commonly known as camas, small camas, common camas, common camash or quamash, is a perennial herb. It is native to western North America in large areas of southern Canada and the northwestern United States.
Camassia quamash
C. quamash subsp. maxima
C. quamash subsp. maxima, Skagit County, Washington
Sunrise at Camas Prairie Centennial Park
Toxicoscordion venenosum, with the common names death camas and meadow death camas, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Toxicoscordion, of the Melanthiaceae family. It is named for its well known toxic qualities with its common names and scientific name referencing this. Because its nectar is also poionous, it is mainly pollinated by the death camas miner bee, which specializes collecting the toxic pollen for its young. It is native to western North America from New Mexico to Saskatchewan and west to the Pacific Ocean.
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Toxicoscordion venenosus var. venenosus flowers at the University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley, California
Toxicoscordion venenosum illustrated as Zigadenus venenosus by Frederick Andrews Walpole
Watercolor of meadow death camas by Mary Vaux Walcott