Difference between revisions of "Camassia howellii"
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 25: 135. 1889.
Common names: Howell camas
Synonyms: Quamasia howellii (S. Watson) Coville
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Revision as of 21:51, 16 December 2019
Bulbs sometimes clustered, ovoid, 1.5–3 cm diam. Leaves 4–7, 2–6 dm × 5–12 mm. Inflorescences 15–40 cm; sterile bracts 0, bracts subtending flowers shorter than or equaling pedicel. Flowers actinomorphic; tepals connivent over capsules after anthesis, deciduous as capsules develop, deep bluish violet, each 3- or 5-veined, 10–20 × 3–5 mm; anthers yellow, 2.5–3.5 mm; fruiting pedicel spreading, 15–25 mm. Capsules deciduous, shiny green, subglobose, 5–10 mm. Seeds 2–5 per locule. 2n = 30.
Phenology: Flowering late spring.
Habitat: Wet meadows
Elevation: 200–400 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Camassia howellii flowers one to two weeks later than sympatric populations of C. leichtlinii.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.