Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Camassia scilloides
FAMILY
Agavaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Camassia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Camassia scilloides
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-27-001:
Camassia scilloides
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quamasia hyacinthina
COMMON NAME:
Wild Hyacinth, Eastern Camas Lily, Quamash Lily
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_casc5_008_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_quhy2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm090404_092
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Leaves are grasslike and basal, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm090404_093
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm160428_193
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_camassia_scilloides
April
Six similar perianth parts, spreading and narrowed to a claw at the base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_camassia_scilloides_4
April
Flowers are light blue, an unusual color for the Lily family, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Steve Marlow snm090405_004
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm0405g_23
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm0505l_33
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Capsule broader than long, perianth persistent but withering, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm160516_766
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Capsules deciduous, pale green to light brown, subglobose, 6-10mm, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm160516_769
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Camassia scilloides
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Camassia scilloides
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-27-001:
Camassia scilloides
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Quamasia hyacinthina
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Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist forests, over circumneutral soils, in GA, VA, and WV on limestone, in NC on slopes and natural levees along the Roanoke River, in SC over gabbro, and westward in circumneutral prairies, oak savannas, calcareous glades and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue/Whitish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 persistent tepals
6 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring
Pale green to light brown
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p123
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p113
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p223
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p332
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p429
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p432
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p243
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p355
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p410
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p013