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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 GB / Ireland
No
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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