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Mountain Deathcamas

Anticlea elegans

Mountain Deathcamas is a beautiful plant with tall, slender stems and white flowers. It grows in mountain areas and is known for its unique look, but it's important to be careful around it!

Lebensraum: Mountain regions

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The Mountain Deathcamas has a single, tall, unbranched stem topped with a dense cluster of many small, star-shaped flowers. Its petals are typically creamy-white to greenish-white, contrasting with long, narrow, grass-like leaves that grow from its base.

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Mountain Deathcamas
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Mountain Deathcamas

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Rare

Gefahr

5/5 · Extrem

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Despite its pretty looks, every part of the Mountain Deathcamas is highly poisonous!

Its name 'Deathcamas' comes from how dangerous it is to eat, especially for livestock.

Native Americans carefully distinguished this toxic plant from edible 'camas' look-alikes.

This plant stores energy in a bulb underground, much like an onion, to survive cold winters.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

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Toxic Shield

Mountain Deathcamas has powerful toxins in its leaves and bulb that help it defend against most hungry animals.

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Spring Sprouter

Mountain Deathcamas can grow from a buried bulb, allowing it to quickly emerge after winter and bloom early.

Fähigkeit

Insect Magnet

Mountain Deathcamas produces clusters of showy flowers, attracting various insects for essential pollination.

Maße und Details

Höhe
20-80 cm
Ausbreitung
10-20 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to mid-summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Deadly
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Black-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus melanopygus

Visits its flowers, transferring pollen.

eaten by

Sheep

Ovis aries

Can be poisoned by ingesting the toxic leaves.

eaten by

Cattle

Bos taurus

May eat the plant, leading to severe illness or death.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Never touch or eat any part of this plant without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Mountain Deathcamas?

20-80 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Mountain Deathcamas?

10-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Mountain Deathcamas?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Mountain Deathcamas?

Late spring to mid-summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Mountain Deathcamas?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Mountain Deathcamas?

Deadly

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Mountain Deathcamas?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Mountain Deathcamas?

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