Difference between revisions of "Camassia cusickii"

S. Watson

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 479. 1887.

Common names: Cusick camas
Synonyms: Quamasia cusickii (S. Watson) Coville
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 307. Mentioned on page 304.
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Revision as of 17:45, 18 September 2019

Bulbs clustered, ellipsoid, 2–7 cm diam. Leaves rarely fewer than 10, 2.5–5 dm × 2–5 cm. Inflorescences 50–80 cm; sterile bracts 0, bracts subtending flowers exceeding pedicel. Flowers slightly zygomorphic; tepals withering separately after anthesis, pale blue or bluish violet, each 3(–5)-veined, 25–35 × 3–5 mm; anthers yellow, 3.5–4(–5) mm; fruiting pedicel incurving-erect or slightly spreading, 15–25 mm. Capsules not deciduous, light brown, ovoid or ellipsoid, 15–25 mm. Seeds 5–10 per locule. 2n = 30.


Phenology: Flowering mid–late spring.
Habitat: Hillsides
Elevation: 1000–2000 m

Discussion

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