Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Meadows, prairies, balds, and hillsides where moist, at least in spring.
Flowers: April-May
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees, flies, butterflies, beetles, wasps
Scapose perennial from a deep-seated bulb, the scape 3-5 dm. tall.
Leaves several, all basal, up to 6 dm. long and mostly 7-20 mm. broad.
Inflorescence a raceme, 1-2 dm. long at flowering, longer in fruit; pedicels 10-40 mm. long, ascending in fruit; flowers light to deep blue-violet; tepals 6, distinct, alike, 2.5-3.5 cm. long and 5-10 mm. broad, twisting above the ovary and covering it; stamens 6, style slender, stigmas 3.
Capsule 3-celled, 15-25 mm. long
Publication: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 20: 376. 1885. 1885.
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ssp. suksdorfii – Suksdorf's great camas
Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Camassia leichtlinii in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Camassia leichtlinii checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Camassia leichtlinii information.
E-Flora BC: Camassia leichtlinii atlas page.
CalPhotos: Camassia leichtlinii photos.
USDA Plants: Camassia leichtlinii information.
