PLANTS Profile for Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora (small camas)

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Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould
small camas

Symbol:

CAQUB2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould

©Susan McDougall. The Flora of Mt. Adams. United States, WA, Mount Adams, Muddy Meadows, 1400 m. June 25, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould

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Synonyms:
Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould

CAQUB3

Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene var. breviflora (Gould) C.L. Hitchc.

Distribution:
Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould


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USA (CA, NV, OR, WA)

Related Taxa:
Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 6 species in Camassia, 8 subspecies in Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene

Classification:
Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Camassia Lindl. – camas
Species	Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene – small camas
Subspecies	Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould – small camas

Wetland Indicator Status:
Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould

Camassia quamash:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

FACW*

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42886.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 09/20/2008 07:04 AM MDT