Asparagaceae
Cusick's camas
Camassia cusickii
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Camassia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- كماس كوسيكي
- English
- Cusick's camas, Cusick's quamash
- French
- Cama de Cusick
- Russian
- Камассия Кузика
- Swedish
- Blek stjärnhyacint
Synonyms
- Quamasia cusickii (S.Watson) Coville
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael O'Loughlin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brodie Cass Talbott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brodie Cass Talbott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michelle Sevcovas, 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.