Death camas is odorless and tasteless. Sheep are most likely to be affected by feeding on deathcamas. Occasionally, cattle and horses are affected. Death camas contains toxic alkaloids that occur throughout the plant. Livestock are poisoned by leaves, stems and flowers.
Plants are dangerous at all times.
Signs of poisoning are salivation, nausea and vomiting, muscular weakness and staggering, fast but weak pulse, convulsions and coma. Death may occur in a few hours or within two days. A 100- pound sheep may die if it eats half to two pounds of green foliage. Severely poisoned animals usually die, while those less seriously affected may recover. After the flowering stalks appear, Tordon 22K at a rate of 1 to 2 pints is most effective.