Calflora Taxon Report
Camassia quamash  (Pursh) Greene  ssp. breviflora  Gould
Small camas, Smallflowered camas
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2015 John Schmidt
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2005 Steve Matson
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2021 Hunter Breck
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2005 Steve Matson
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2005 Steve Matson
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2005 Steve Matson
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2021 Hunter Breck
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2021 Hunter Breck
Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Camassia quamash
Genus: Camassia
Family: Agavaceae  
(Liliaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFCamassia quamash ssp. linearis
PLANTSCamassia quamash var. breviflora
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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