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Camassia
Also called Quamash
Camassia is a genus of perennial bulbous plants in the asparagus family, native to North America, grown for their spikes of star-like blue, violet or white flowers. Most garden plants are species such as the common camas (C. quamash) and the Leichtlin's camas (C. leichtlinii), and they thrive in moist, sunny meadow conditions.
Camassia is a genus of plants in the asparagus family native to North America. Common names include camas, quamash, Indian hyacinth, camash, and wild hyacinth.
It grows in the wild in great numbers in moist meadows. They are perennial plants with basal linear leaves measuring 20 to 80 centimetres (8 to 32 in) in length, which emerge early in the spring. They grow to a height of 30 to 130 cm (12 to 50 in), 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. Camas can appear to color entire meadows when in flower.
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