Camassia scilloides

Eastern camass

Other common names

false hyacinth
indigo squill
see moremeadow hyacinth
wild hyacinth

Synonyms

Camassia fraseri
Camassia hyacinthina
see moreCamassia esculenta (Ker Gawl.) Coville

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Botanical details

Family: Asparagaceae
Native to the UK: No
Potentially harmful
Genus: Camassia
Genus description: Camassia are bulbous perennials with narrow, channelled leaves and erect racemes of star-shaped violet-blue or creamy-white flowers in early summer
Name status: Correct

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