Camassia leichtlinii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Watson

Large camas

2020 Bob Sweatt

2019 David Greenberger

2022 Jerry Murray

2019 Chasey

2020 Bob Sweatt

2007 Louis-M. Landry

Camassia leichtlinii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~120 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. suksdorfii
Genus:	Camassia
Family:	Agavaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Camassia leichtlinii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CALE5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/16/2024).