Scientific or common name:

Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory

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LILIACEAE - Lily family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory
Nomencl. ref.: Rhodora 38: 405. 1936 as scillioides
Rank: species

Images of Camassia scilloides

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Common names

U.S. name: Atlantic camas
English name: eastern camas
English name: wild hyacinth

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Camassia esculenta (Raf.) Cory
= Quamasia hyacinthina (Raf.) Britton

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Camassia
Species:

1) Camassia angusta (Engelm. & A. Gray) Blank. 2) Camassia cusickii S. Watson 3) Camassia esculenta (Raf.) Cory 4) Camassia howellii S. Watson 5) Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Watson 6) Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Watson ssp. leichtlinii 7) Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Watson ssp. suksdorfii (Greenm.) Gould 8) Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Watson var. suksdorfii (Greenm.) C.L. Hitchc. 9) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene 10) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. azurea (A. Heller) Gould 11) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. breviflora Gould 12) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. intermedia Gould 13) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. linearis Gould 14) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. maxima Gould 15) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. quamash 16) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. teapeae (H. St. John) H. St. John 17) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. utahensis Gould 18) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene ssp. walpolei (Piper) Gould 19) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene var. azurea (A. Heller) C.L. Hitchc. 20) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene var. breviflora (Gould) C.L. Hitchc. 21) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene var. intermedia (Gould) C.L. Hitchc. 22) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene var. linearis (Gould) J.T. Howell 23) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene var. maxima (Gould) B. Boivin 24) Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene var. utahensis (Gould) C.L. Hitchc. 25) Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory 26) Camassia suksdorfii Greenm.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)


Map for Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Liliaceae)
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1) Abama (asphodel) 2) Agapanthus 3) Aletris (colicroot) 4) Alstroemeria (lily of the Incas) 5) Amaryllis 6) Amianthium 7) Ammocharis 8) Androstephium (funnel lily) 9) Anticlea (deathcamas) 10) Arthropodium (rock lily) 11) Astelia (pineapplegrass) 12) Atamosco (zephyrlily) 13) Beaucarnea (bottle-palm) 14) Bloomeria (goldenstar) 15) Bomarea 16) Brevoortia (snakelily) 17) Brodiaea 18) Bryocles (plantain lily) 19) Bulbine 20) Calliprora (triteleia) 21) Calochortus (mariposa lily) 22) Camassia (camas) 23) Chamaelirium 24) Chionodoxa 25) Chlorogalum (soapplant) 26) Chlorophytum 27) Choretis (spiderlily) 28) Chrosperma (amianthium) 29) Clintonia (bluebead) 30) Clivia (Kaffir-lily) 31) Colchicum 32) Cooperia (rainlily) 33) Cordyline 34) Crinum (swamplily) 35) Curculigo 36) Cyclobothra (mariposa lily) 37) Dasylirion (sotol) 38) Dianella 39) Dichelostemma (snakelily) 40) Disporum 41) Dracaena (bluebead) 42) Echeandia 43) Eremocrinum 44) Erythronium (fawnlily) 45) Eucharis (Amazonlily) 46) Eurycles 47) Fritillaria (fritillary) 48) Gagea 49) Galanthus (snowdrop) 50) Gloriosa (flame lily) 51) Habranthus (copperlily) 52) Haemanthus (scadoxus) 53) Harperocallis 54) Hastingsia (rushlily) 55) Helonias 56) Hesperocallis (desert lily) 57) Hesperoscordium (muilla) 58) Hesperoscordum (triteleia) 59) Hippeastrum 60) Hookera (brodiaea) 61) Hosta (plantain lily) 62) Hymenocallis (spiderlily) 63) Hypoxis (star-grass) 64) Ipheion (springstar) 65) Kniphofia (redhot poker) 66) Kruhsea (twistedstalk) 67) Lachenalia 68) Laothoe (soapplant) 69) Leucocrinum (starlily) 70) Leucojum (snowflake) 71) Liliorhiza (fritillary) 72) Lilium (lily) 73) Liriope (lilyturf) 74) Lloydia (alplily) 75) Lophiola 76) Lycoris 77) Macroscapa (snakelily) 78) Mariposa (mariposa lily) 79) Medeola (Indian cucumber) 80) Melanthium (false hellebore) 81) Milla 82) Molineria (curculigo) 83) Muilla 84) Muscari (grape hyacinth) 85) Narcissus (daffodil) 86) Nerine 87) Niobe (plantain lily) 88) Nolina (beargrass) 89) Nothoscordum (false garlic) 90) Oakesiella (bellwort) 91) Oceanorus (deathcamas) 92) Ochrocodon (fritillary) 93) Odontostomum 94) Oncostema 95) Ophiopogon 96) Oxytria (sunnybell) 97) Pancratium 98) Phalangium (camas) 99) Pleea 100) Pleomele (hala pepe) 101) Proiphys 102) Prosartes 103) Quamasia (camas) 104) Salomonia 105) Scadoxus 106) Schoenocaulon (feathershank) 107) Schoenolirion (sunnybell) 108) Schoenoprasum (onion) 109) Scoliopus (fetid adderstongue) 110) Seubertia (triteleia) 111) Smilacina (bluebead) 112) Sprekelia (Jacobean Lily) 113) Stenanthella (featherbells) 114) Stenanthium (featherbells) 115) Stenomesson 116) Sternbergia (winter daffodil) 117) Streptopus (twistedstalk) 118) Tortipes (twistedstalk) 119) Tovaria (mayflower) 120) Toxicoscordion (deathcamas) 121) Tracyanthus (deathcamas) 122) Triantha 123) Tricyrtis 124) Trillium 125) Tristagma (springstar) 126) Triteleia 127) Triteleiopsis (Bajalily) 128) Tulbaghia (wild garlic) 129) Tulipa (tulip) 130) Unifolium (mayflower) 131) Uvularia (bellwort) 132) Vagnera (mayflower) 133) Validallium (onion) 134) Xeniatrum (bluebead) 135) Xerophyllum (beargrass) 136) Zephyranthes (zephyrlily) 137) Zigadenus (deathcamas)

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Common names (Camassia)
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1) Atlantic camas (Camassia scilloides) 2) Cusick's camas (Camassia cusickii) 3) Howell's camas (Camassia howellii) 4) Large camas (Camassia leichtlinii) 5) Prairie camas (Camassia angusta) 6) Small camas (Camassia quamash) 7) Suksdorf's large camas (Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii) 8) Utah small camas (Camassia quamash ssp. utahensis) 9) Walpole's small camas (Camassia quamash ssp. walpolei)

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More species:
1) Camassia suksdorfii Greenm. [128]
2) Camelina alyssum (Mill.) Thell. [131]
3) Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC. [638]
4) Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz [1610]
5) Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz ssp. sativa [768]
6) Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze [1555]
7) Camissonia bairdii S.L. Welsh [133]
8) Camissonia boothii (Douglas ex Lehm.) P.H. Raven var. villosa (S. Watson) Cronquist [136]
9) Camissonia heterochroma (S. Watson) P.H. Raven var. monoensis (Munz) Cronquist [91]
10) Campanula aparinoides Pursh [458]

27-Apr-2024 - Week-17

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