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Camas, Blue Camass, Wild Hyacinth
(Camassia quamash)
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Form:
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1-2 feet tall, flower stems and leaves come from a large bulb.
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Leaves:
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Basal, long, narrow, grasslike, shorter than flower stem.
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Flowers:
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Blue to purple, 6 petals and 6 prominent blue or yellow stamens.
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many flowers and buds attach on short peduncles to top section of stem.
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Habitat:
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Moist grassy areas, grassy sagebrush flats, timbered hillsides with
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deep soil.
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Season:
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Spring (April-June)
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