Asparagaceae
Camassia

Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory

First published in Rhodora 38: 405 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ontario to Central & E. U.S.A. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
McKelvey, S.D. [1697] United States K002170313 Yes
Peter, R.; Fraser, C. [s.n.] United States K002170307 Yes
Eggert, H. [s.n.] K002170290 Yes
York, C.L. [46020] United States K002170314 Yes
Frank, B. [s.n.] United States K002170298 Yes
Rugel [[B.M. 1794]] K002170294 Yes
s.coll. [[419]] United States K002170316 Yes
Hall, E. [650] United States K002170317 Yes
{Dr. Maclagan} [s.n.] K002170300 Yes
Tharp, B.C.; Austin [44123] United States K002170312 Yes
[Dr. Mende] [s.n.] United States K002170311 Yes
[Dr. Jorry] [s.n.] United States K002170303 Yes
Riehl [1129] United States K002170296 Yes
Drummond [419] United States K002170318 Yes
{Frank, B.; Gay, J.E.; Kunth} [1129] United States K002170297 Yes
Peter, R. [s.n.] United States K002170308 Yes
Thompson, W. [6/88] K002170299 Yes
Geyer, C.A.; Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002170301 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] K002170292 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002170309 Yes
Munroe, H.F. [s.n.] K002170293 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002170310 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002170304 Yes
Lindheimer, F.J. [1210] K002170319 Yes
Leichtlin [5/781] K002170291 Yes
Jones, G.N. [21362] United States K002170305 Yes
Holton [s.n.] United States K002170306 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [s.n.] United States K002170288 Yes
McGregor, R.L.; Lawrence [15335] United States K002170295 Yes
Reverchon, J.; Curtiss [2938] United States K002170315 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0