Leichtlin's Camas, Great Camas (Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii), Pacific northwest native perennial

Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii (Suksdorf's Large Camas, Leichtlin's Camas, Great Camas)

Kingdom	:	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	:	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	:	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	:	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	:	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	:	Liliidae
Order	:	Liliales
Family	:	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	:	Camassia Lindl. – camas
Species	:	Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Watson – large camas
Subspecies	:	Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Watson ssp. suksdorfii (Greenm.) Gould – Suksdorf's large camas

A beautiful perennial with star-like, slender petaled blossoms of creamy blue or white.

The handsome clusters of flowers form on tall, 2-4' spikes in late spring, about three weeks after Common Camas.

Greater Camas is found only on the west side of the Cascades and is hardy from USDA zones 6-10.

Camas will do well in sun or filtered shade and succeeds in heavy soils.

A true meadow plant, this Camas likes moisture in the winter and spring followed by a dry period in the summer.

Photo, left, credit: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington

Photo, left, credit: Jerzy Opioła; Photo, center, credit: Daderot, Botanischer Garten Freiburg;

Photo, right, credit: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Great Camas at San Juan Islands

Where Great Camas grows in the wild

Photo, left, credit: Sten; Photos credit: Gentry George, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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