Asparagaceae
Large camas
Camassia leichtlinii
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Camassia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- كماس ليتشتليني
- Chinese
- 卡玛百合, 卡瑪百合, 克美莲, 大糠米百合
- Czech
- Ladoník Leichtlinův
- English
- Large camas
- Estonian
- Leichtlini preeriaküünal
- Polish
- Kamasja Leichtlina
- Russian
- Камассия Лейхтлина
Synonyms
- Camassia esculenta var. leichtlinii Baker
- Camassia leichtlinii subsp. typica Gould
- Quamasia leichtlinii (Baker) Coville
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.