Camassia leichtlinii
Camassia howellii
great camas, large camas, Leichtlin camas, Leichtlin's camas
Howell camas, Howell's camas
usually solitary, ovoid, 1.5–3 cm diam.
sometimes clustered, ovoid, 1.5–3 cm diam.
3–9, 2–6 dm × 5–25 mm.
4–7, 2–6 dm × 5–12 mm.
20–130 cm;
sterile bracts 0, bracts subtending flowers usually shorter than pedicel.
15–40 cm;
sterile bracts 0, bracts subtending flowers shorter than or equaling pedicel.
actinomorphic;
tepals strongly connivent over capsules after anthesis, deciduous as capsules develop, bluish violet to bright blue or creamy white, each 5-, 7-, or 9-veined, 20–40 × 4–10 mm;
anthers yellow, 4–7 mm; fruiting pedicel spreading-erect, 15–50 mm.
actinomorphic;
tepals connivent over capsules after anthesis, deciduous as capsules develop, deep bluish violet, each 3- or 5-veined, 10–20 × 3–5 mm;
anthers yellow, 2.5–3.5 mm; fruiting pedicel spreading, 15–25 mm.
often deciduous from pedicel, dull green, ovoid to ellipsoid, 10–25 × 6–12 mm.
deciduous, shiny green, subglobose, 5–10 mm.
6–12 per locule.
2–5 per locule.
= 30.
= 30.
Camassia leichtlinii
Camassia howellii
Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Of conservation concern.
Camassia howellii flowers one to two weeks later than sympatric populations of C. leichtlinii.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
1. Perianth always creamy white. | subsp. leichtlinii |
1. Perianth usually bluish violet to bright blue, occasionally white. | subsp. suksdorfii |
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