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'''''Camassia scilloides''''' is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] herb known commonly as '''Atlantic camas''', '''wild hyacinth''',<ref name=ns>[http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Camassia+scilloides ''Camassia scilloides''.] NatureServe. 2012.</ref> and '''eastern camas'''.<ref name=fna>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101518 ''Camassia scilloides''.] Flora of North America.</ref> It is native to the eastern half of North America, including [[Ontario]] and the eastern United States.<ref name=fna/> |
'''''Camassia scilloides''''' is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] herb known commonly as '''Atlantic camas''', '''wild hyacinth''',<ref name=ns>[http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Camassia+scilloides ''Camassia scilloides''.] NatureServe. 2012.</ref> and '''eastern camas'''.<ref name=fna>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101518 ''Camassia scilloides''.] Flora of North America.</ref> It is native to the eastern half of North America, including [[Ontario]] and the eastern United States.<ref name=fna/> |
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== Description == |
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It produces [[inflorescence]]s up to half a meter tall from a [[bulb]] 1 to 3 centimeters wide. It has a few leaves each up to 60 centimeters long. The flowers have light blue or whitish [[tepal]]s and yellow [[stamen|anthers]]. The green or brown capsule is up to a centimeter long.<ref name=fna/> |
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The species produces [[inflorescence]]s up to half a meter tall from a [[bulb]] {{Convert|1–3|cm}} wide.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Elias|first=Thomas S.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244766414|title=Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods|last2=Dykeman|first2=Peter A.|publisher=[[Sterling Publishing|Sterling]]|year=2009|isbn=978-1-4027-6715-9|location=New York|pages=65|oclc=244766414|orig-year=1982}}</ref> It has a few leaves each up some {{Convert|20–60|cm|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=":0" /> The flowers have light blue or whitish [[tepal]]s and yellow [[stamen|anthers]]. The green or brown capsule is up to a centimeter long<ref name="fna" /> and divided into three parts.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Uses == |
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[[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American groups]] used the bulbs for food, eating them raw, baked, roasted, boiled, or dried.<ref name=mich>[http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Camassia+scilloides ''Camassia scilloides''.] Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.</ref> |
[[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American groups]] used the bulbs for food, eating them raw, baked, roasted, boiled, or dried.<ref name="mich">[http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Camassia+scilloides ''Camassia scilloides''.] Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.</ref> They can be used in place of potatoes, but could possibly be confused for poisonous [[deathcamas]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Taxonomy == |
== Taxonomy == |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Camassia |
| Species: | C. scilloides
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Camassia scilloides is a perennial herb known commonly as Atlantic camas, wild hyacinth,[2] and eastern camas.[3] It is native to the eastern half of North America, including Ontario and the eastern United States.[3]
Description
The species produces inflorescences up to half a meter tall from a bulb 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.18 in) wide.[4] It has a few leaves each up some 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) long.[4] The flowers have light blue or whitish tepals and yellow anthers. The green or brown capsule is up to a centimeter long[3] and divided into three parts.[4]
Uses
Native American groups used the bulbs for food, eating them raw, baked, roasted, boiled, or dried.[5] They can be used in place of potatoes, but could possibly be confused for poisonous deathcamas.[4]
Taxonomy
The superseded name Camassia esculenta (Ker Gawl.) B.L.Rob., (nom. illeg.)[6] should not be confused with Camassia esculenta (Nutt.) Lindl., a superseded name for Camassia quamash subsp. quamash.[7]
References
- ^ Rhodora 10: 31 (1908)
- ^ Camassia scilloides. NatureServe. 2012.
- ^ a b c Camassia scilloides. Flora of North America.
- ^ a b c d Elias, Thomas S.; Dykeman, Peter A. (2009) [1982]. Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods. New York: Sterling. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-4027-6715-9. OCLC 244766414.
- ^ Camassia scilloides. Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.
- ^ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Camassia esculenta (Ker Gawl.) B.L.Rob.
- ^ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Camassia esculenta (Nutt.) Lindl.
External links
Media related to Camassia scilloides at Wikimedia Commons- Camassia scilloides. USDA PLANTS
- Jalava, J. V. 2013. Recovery Strategy for the Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) in Ontario. Ontario Recovery Strategy Series. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough.
