Common Camash
Common Camash - Camassia quamash
Description
Camassia quamash is a clump-forming bulbous plant, growing to 80cm tall, with long, narrow basal leaves. Upright stems bear a dense spike of star-shaped blue flowers, up to 7cm across.
Recording advice
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Habitat
A garden plant which occasionally escapes and survives for a time in the wild.
When to see it
Flowering in early summer.
Life History
Bulbous perennial.
UK Status
There are very few records of this plant in the wild in Britain.
VC55 Status
Rare as an escape from cultivation in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.
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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020



