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Also Known As: Camas is also known as Quamash, Indian hyacinth, and Wild hyacinth.

Camases are liliaceous, perennial herbs that grow from an edible bulb. They grow in the wild in great numbers in moist meadows; they are perennial plants with basal linear leaves measuring 8 to 32 inches (20–80 cm) in length, which emerge early in the spring.

They grow to a height of 12 to 50 inches (30–130 cm), with a multi-flowered stem rising above the main plant in summer. The six-petaled flowers vary in color from pale lilac or white to deep purple or blue-violet. They sometimes color whole meadows.

Camas flowers have 6 tepals, 6 stamens, and 3 stigmas. The inflorescence is a spike-like cluster borne on a leafless stem that is held above the leaves.

Common camas blooms from April through June. The fruits are barrel-shaped to three-angled capsules, splitting into three parts to release many black, angled seeds.

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Angiosperms
Class : Monocots
Order : Asparagales
Family : Agavaceae
Genus : Camassia
Species : quamash
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