Asparagaceae

Atlantic camas

Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Camassia

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Atlantic camas: Camassia scilloides — common name: Atlantic camas. Photographed along AR 127 just east of Hobbs State Park − Conservation Management Area , Ozark Mountains , no — Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: كماس إشقيلي
English: Atlantic camas

Synonyms

Camassia esculenta (Ker Gawl.) B.L.Rob.
Camassia fraseri Torr.
Camassia gawleri Torr.
Camassia hyacinthina (Raf.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
Camassia scilloides f. candida McGregor
Camassia scilloides f. petersenii Steyerm.
Camassia scilloides f. scilloides
Camassia scilloides f. variegata Steyerm.
Cyanotris scilloides Raf.
Lemotrys hyacinthina Raf.
Ornithogalum nuttallianum Kunth
Ornithogalum texanum Scheele
Oxytria texana (Scheele) Pollard
Phalangium luteum Nutt.
Quamasia hyacinthina (Raf.) Britton
Quamasia scilloides (Raf.) Raf.
Schoenolirion texanum (Scheele) A.Gray
Scilla esculenta Ker Gawl.
Scilla fraseri (Torr.) A.Gray
Stilla carolinensis W.Young

Flowers

Flower colour: blue (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.