Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora (Synonym: Camassia quamash var. breviflora) - Plants fairly stout in appearance. Inflorescence fairly dense. Tepals tend to twist together to cover the ovary as they wither. Pedicels 7-15 mm long, incurved and erect in fruit. Tepals 1.5-2 cm long, mostly 3-nerved. Leaves 1-1.7 cm wide, generally glaucous in appearance. Anthers typically bright yellow. Plants mostly less than 50 cm high.
Camassia quamash ssp. maxima (Synonym: Camassia quamash var. maxima) -
Camassia quamash ssp. quamash (Synonyms: Camassia quamash ssp. teapeae, Camassia quamash var. quamash, Phalangium quamash) - Plants fairly slender in appearance. Inflorescence fairly open. Tepals tend to spread separately as they wither, not covering the ovary. Pedicels erect-appressed or tightly appressed in fruit. Tepals 20-40 mm long and mostly 3-nerved. Leaves relatively narrow and not very glaucous in appearance. Anthers typically dull yellow to violet.