Species: Camassia quamash ssp. azurea
Common Camassia
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Camassia
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
blue camas - camassie azurée - small camas
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Lily Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Liliales - Liliaceae - Camassia - is highly variable with much overlap between the eight subspecies. However they retain these long-recognized subspecies to highlight the extreme morphological variability and geographical patterns within the species, and recommend a detailed biosystematic study be conducted. Kartesz (1999) also recognizes the eight subspecies.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T2T4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2009-02-13
Global Status Last Changed
2003-03-07
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
As an endemic in North America, <i>Camassia quamash</i> ssp.<i> azurea</i> has a very narrow distribution from southwest Washington to western Vancouver Island in British Columbia.