''Camassia scilloides'' is a perennial herb known commonly as Atlantic camas, wild hyacinth,''Camassia scilloides''.
NatureServe. 2012. and eastern camas.''Camassia scilloides''.
Flora of North America. It is native to the eastern half of North America, including Ontario and the eastern United States.

Description

The species produces inflorescences up to half a meter tall from a

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wide. It has a few leaves, each up to long. The flowers have light blue or whitish tepals and yellow

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. The green or brown capsule is up to a centimeter long and divided into three parts.

Uses

Native American groups used the bulbs for food, eating them raw, baked, roasted, boiled, or dried.''Camassia scilloides''.
Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn. They can be used in place of potatoes, but could possibly be confused for poisonous

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Taxonomy

The superseded name ''Camassia esculenta'' (Ker Gawl.) B.L.Rob., (''nom. illeg''.) should not be confused with ''Camassia esculenta'' (Nutt.) Lindl., a superseded name for '' Camassia quamash'' ''subsp. quamash''.World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: ''Camassia esculenta'' (Nutt.) Lindl.
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References

External links

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''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. Agavoideae Flora of North America Plants described in 1818 {{Asparagaceae-stub