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Taxon:
Camassia quamash
(Pursh) Greene
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Camassia
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
400195
Place of publication:
Man. bot. San Francisco 313. 1894
Verified:
07/18/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Camassia quamash
(Pursh) Greene subsp.
maxima
Gould
(0 active accession[s])
Camassia quamash
(Pursh) Greene subsp.
quamash
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phalangium quamash
Pursh
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/BSBI/taxonsearch.php
Cronquist, A. et al.
1972-. Intermountain flora.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Scoggan, H. J.
1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Welsh, S. L. et al.
1993. A Utah flora.
Common names
English
blue camass –
Reference(s)
camash –
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camosh –
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common camas –
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common camash –
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quamash –
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Swedish
ätlig stjärnhyacint –
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Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Idaho
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Montana
w.
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Oregon
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Washington
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Wyoming
w.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Nevada
n.w.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Utah
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Alberta
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
British Columbia
s.
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
WESTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Alberta (s.), British Columbia (s.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Idaho, Montana (w.), Oregon, Washington, Wyoming (w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[California (n.), Nevada (n.w.), Utah (n.)]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental
ornamental
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Human food
vegetable
Facciola, S.
1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Name
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