Camassia quamash
Blue Camas, Blue Camass
Other regional names: Camash +5 more
- Camash
- Camosh
- Common Camash
- Quamash
- Small Camas
- Star Camas
Also known as: Anthericum quamash (Pursh) Steud. +4 more
- Anthericum quamash (Pursh) Steud.
- Camassia leichtlinii var. watsonii M.E.Jones
- Camassia quamash f. quamash
- Phalangium quamash Pursh
- Quamasia quamash (Pursh) Coville
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asparagaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Camassia quamash (commonly known as Blue Camas or Blue Camass) is a bulbous plant belonging to the Asparagaceae family. Indigenous to North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northwestern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms