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Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory

Atlantic camas (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Camassia

Characteristics

Bulb 1–3 cm thick; lvs 2–4 dm × 5–10 mm; scape 3–6 dm, rather stout; raceme many-fld; pedicels 1–2 cm, spreading, about equaling the filiform bracts; tep blue or pale violet to white, 7–12 mm, withering and persistent at the base of the subglobose, transversely veined fr. Prairies and moist open woods; w. Pa. and s. Ont. to s. Wis. and e. Kans., s. to Ga. and Tex.; sometimes casually escaped elsewhere. Apr., May. (C. angusta; Quamasia hyacinthina)
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A slender herb. It grows 50 cm tall. It has a brown, smooth bulb. This can be 1-2.5 cm across. The leaves are narrow. They are 20-50 cm long by 5-15 mm wide. They are at the base. The flower stalks are in narrow clusters. The flowers are pale blue. The fruit is small and has 3 parts. It is a round capsule. They are edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.05 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Low fields, meadows and open woods. Prairies; at elevations rom 100-1,000 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in moist meadows.
Light 3-7
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The onion like bulbs can be boiled or baked. They are also eaten raw. The bulbs can be dried and stored.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs roots
Therapeutic use Unspecified (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from seeds or by transplanting bulbs.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 57 - 132
Germination temperacture (C°) 4 - 9
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Camassia scilloides flower picture by Nicole Clark (cc-by-sa)
Camassia scilloides flower picture by steven Levenberg (cc-by-sa)
Camassia scilloides flower picture by amber amber button (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Camassia scilloides world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:43771-2
WFO ID wfo-0000762903
COL ID Q93Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Camassia scilloides f. petersenii Cyanotris scilloides Ornithogalum texanum Phalangium luteum Camassia esculenta Camassia fraseri Camassia hyacinthina Camassia scilloides Lemotrys hyacinthina Ornithogalum nuttallianum Quamasia scilloides Quamasia hyacinthina Scilla esculenta Scilla fraseri Stilla carolinensis Camassia scilloides f. scilloides Camassia gawleri Oxytria texana Schoenolirion texanum Camassia scilloides f. candida Camassia scilloides f. variegata
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