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Camassia Lindl.
camas
       
Symbol:   CAMAS  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Liliaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



 
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Camassia Lindl.

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Distribution:
Camassia Lindl.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Camassia Lindl.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Camassia angusta (Engelm. & A. Gray) Blank.. .
Camassia angusta
prairie camas
Distribution of Camassia cusickii S. Watson. .
Camassia cusickii
Cusick's camas
Distribution of Camassia howellii S. Watson. .
Camassia howellii
Howell's camas
Distribution of Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Watson. . Image Available.
Camassia leichtlinii
large camas
Distribution of Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene. . Image Available.
Camassia quamash
small camas
Distribution of Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory. . Image Available.
Camassia scilloides
Atlantic camas
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Camassia Lindl.

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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
 

More Accounts and Images:
Camassia Lindl.

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 42877.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
Time Generated: 10/14/2008 04:20 PM MDT  
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