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

A close-up of the flower of large camas as seen in Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR.....................June 2006.

A close-up of the whithering flower of large camas as seen in Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR.....................June 2006. The tepals of this species tend to twist together over the ovary after blooming.

Large camas going to fruit as seen in Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR.....................June 2006.

A close-up of the flowers of Suksdorf's large camas as seen at the webmaster's garden in Gresham, OR................April 25, 2005. This species has tepals that are generally all the same size and shape while common camas (Camassia quamash) has several irregular tepals.

White-flowered large camas as seen in Camassia Nature Preserve in West Linn, OR.
Paul Slichter