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Camassia leichtlinii (large camas; Suksdorf's large camas)

Synonyms: Camassia esculenta var. leichtlinii (homotypic); Camassia leichtlinii typica; Quamasia leichtlinii (homotypic)

Infraspecies

Camassia leichtlinii leichtlinii (large camas) (Attributes)
Camassia leichtlinii suksdorfii (Suksdorf's large camas) (Attributes)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Bees
Structure [2]  Bulb
Height [2]  39 inches (1 m)
Width [2]  8 inches (0.2 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Camassia leichtlinii

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Crater Lake National Park II 180091 Oregon, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0