Camas and death camas also grow on the rocks. These plants are commonly known and generally referred to as death camas. Another common name for this species is death camas andrena. Deathcamas or death camas refers to several species of flowering plant in the tribe Melanthieae. "Calamagrostis scopulorum", "Zigadenus vaginatus" (death camas), and "Cirsium calcareum" (Cainville thistle).