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Camassia quamash / Indian Camas / Wild hyacinth. Bluff Trail, Ebey's Landing NHR, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.

Indian Camas (or Indian hyacinth or Wild hyacinth, Camassia quamash) is native to western North America. Its flowers bloom in various shades of blue. DNA and biochemical studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have reassigned Camassia from the Lily family to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. The scientific species name "quamash" is from a Nez Perce term for the plant's bulb, which was gathered and used as a food source by tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Hike the Bluff Trail in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.

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2016 Apr 24-29: WA: Whidbey Island, Washington Islands: Whidbey, Fidalgo
Indian Camas (or Indian hyacinth or Wild hyacinth, Camassia quamash) is native to western North America. Its flowers bloom in various shades of blue. DNA and biochemical studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have reassigned Camassia from the Lily family to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. The scientific species name "quamash" is from a Nez Perce term for the plant's bulb, which was gathered and used as a food source by tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Hike the Bluff Trail in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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