[Camas: The Genus Camassia in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Common Camas, Small Camas

Camassia quamash ssp. maxima

Synonym: Camassia quamash var. maxima

Flower of Common Camas, Small Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. maxima (Synonym: Camassia quamash var. maxima) - Common Camas, Small Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. maxima (Synonym: Camassia quamash var. maxima)

Tepals wither separately on Common Camas, Small Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. maxima (Synonym: Camassia quamash var. maxima) - Inflorescence of Common Camas, Small Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. maxima (Synonym: Camassia quamash var. maxima) - Tepals wither separately on Common Camas, Small Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. maxima (Synonym: Camassia quamash var. maxima)

Close-up images of small camas as seen from the Carson Camas Patch, Carson, WA.........April 23, 2017. Note in the photo at upper left that the tepals have 5 veins. The tepals wither separately around the overy. Not seen here are that the leaves are glaucous on one side.
Paul Slichter