Saturday, April 13, 2019

Camas?

I'm guessing someone out there can help with this identification.  We had to do field work farther north in Sonoma County today.  While walking along a trail, we passed a wet area with these beautiful purple (or dark blue?) flowers with prominent yellow anthers (holding pollen):

 

What do you think?  Is this Camas, also known as Quamash (Camassia quamash)?  I'd love to know for sure, but I don't have experience identifying this group.  Thanks for any feedback!

ADDENDUM (14 April 2019): Just a brief update — David has confirmed this as Camassia quamash.  Thanks, David! 

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2 comments:

  1. StephenApril 14, 2019 at 10:59 AM

    Beautiful, definitely looks like Camassia, probably quamash, although there's another larger leichtlinii, which has powdery leaves. I've never seen one here!

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  2. wendy in port townsendApril 14, 2019 at 4:09 PM

    I'm not a botanist, but this looks just like Camassia quamash, known as Common Camas or Small Camas, which is quite common in meadows here on the Olympic Peninsula.

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