Camassia quamash

Camassia quamash

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Camassia
Species: Camassia quamash
Subspecies: C. q. subsp. azurea – C. q. subsp. breviflora – C. q. subsp. intermedia – C. q. subsp. linearis – C. q. subsp. maxima – C. q. subsp. quamash – C. q. subsp. utahensis – C. q. subsp. walpolei

Name

Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene (1894)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Phalangium quamash Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 226. 1813.

• Homotypic
  • Anthericum quamash (Pursh) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 54. 1821.
  • Quamasia quamash (Pursh) Coville, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 11: 64. 1898.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alberta; British Columbia; California; Idaho; Montana; Nevada; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Greene, E.L. 1894: Manual of the Botany of the Region of San Francisco Bay... 313.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Camassia quamash in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Camassia quamash. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 08 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Camassia quamash in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 08.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Camassia quamash. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Camas
français: Quamassie

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