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Camassia quamash (Pursh) E. Greene Family: Liliaceae ( ICPN: Agavaceae ) 
Common names: Camas, common camas

Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN + PLANTS

 

Related names:
This is a parent record. Observation data is an aggregate of data for subspecies and varieties:
Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora
Camassia quamash ssp. quamash
See a list of other species in the genus Camassia found in California.

Communities: North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, wetland-riparian
Habitat: meadows [Walker and/or CNPS Inventory]
Wetlands: usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 2000 and 8000 feet   [Calflora 2004 (ft.)]
Camassia quamash, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America [Lum/Walker].

Distribution in California based on observations in the Calflora Plant Observation Library:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more observations of this plant within the county.

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    For a distribution map based on stricter criteria (more than one observation, more than one source),
    see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 
  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium. Specimens have the highest reliability of identification.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations in this county available indirectly (eg. published in botanical literature).

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Information about  Camassia quamash  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile (code=CAQU2) from USDA PLANTS Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability and horticultural information on CNPLX (California Native Plant Link Exchange)

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2009. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Dec 04, 2009).

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