Schoenocaulon drummondii
Family: Liliaceae
Plant Description: Bulbous perennial with linear leaves to 7 mm wide. Flowers racemose, on a scape up to about 60 cm high. Perianth pale green, its lobes 3-4 mm long.
Plant Trivia: Unique lily because its flowers are arranged in a spike. All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested.
Field Identification: Long single stem with creamy bottlebrush-like spike.
Occurrence: Frequent on sandy and clayey loams or caliche. Found in Oak Motts and forested areas of S. Texas.
Bloom Period: April – November
Plant Use: Wide ranging genus of N. to S. America. One common species, S. officinale (sabadilla) may have been spread by pre-Columbians who used seeds and pesticides. Twenty-two endemic species in Mexico alone.
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