Camassia quamash

Common camas

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Camassia
Species:
C. quamash
Binomial name
Camassia quamash
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Anthericum quamash (Pursh) Steud. (1821)
    • Camassia leichtlinii var. watsonii M.E.Jones (1912)
    • Phalangium quamash Pursh (1813)
    • Quamasia quamash (Pursh) Coville (1898)

Camassia quamash, commonly known as camas, kwetlal,[3] small camas,[4] common camas,[5] common camash[6] or quamash, is a perennial herb. It is native to western North America in large areas of southern Canada and the northwestern United States.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Camassia quamash". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ Corntassel, Jeff; Cheryl Bryce (2012). "Practicing Sustainable Self-Determination: Indigenous Approaches to Cultural Restoration and Revitalization". The Brown Journal of World Affairs. 18 (2): 151–162. JSTOR 24590870.
  4. ^ NRCS. "Camassia quamash". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  5. ^ Kozloff, Eugene N. (2005). Plants of Western Oregon, Washington & British Columbia. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 410. ISBN 978-0-88192-724-5.
  6. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.