Camassia quamash subsp. quamash Raf.

Small camas (en)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Camassia quamash subsp. quamash world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77170797-1
WFO ID wfo-0000772574
COL ID 5G5GR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cyanotris angustifolia Anthericum esculentum Camassia esculenta Camassia teapeae Quamasia esculenta Phalangium esculentum Camassia quamash subsp. teapeae Camassia quamash subsp. quamash Camassia quamash f. albiflora Camassia quamash subsp. typica