Asparagaceae
Prairie camas
Camassia angusta
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Camassia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- كماس رفيع
- English
- Prairie camas, Prairie hyacinth
Synonyms
- Camassia fraseri var. angusta (Engelm. & A.Gray) Torr. & A.Gray
- Quamasia angusta (Engelm. & A.Gray) Piper
- Scilla angusta Engelm. & A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Hoard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: pamelabarnabee, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: pynklynx, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.