Howell'S Camas

Description

Camassia howellii, commonly known as Howell's camas, is a species of perennials endemic to western Oregon. Camassia howellii grows from a bulb and has 60 cm long basal leaves which range around 4 to 7 per plant. The plant-s inflorescences reach about 15 to 40 cm (6 to 15.5 in) long which are usually bluish violet. The flowers are actinomorphic made up of five 20 mm (0.79 in) long petals. There can be 100 flowers in a raceme. These flowers sit atop a stem about 50 cm (19.5 in) tall. The flowers are radially symmetrical and are composed of five deep bluish violet petals. The petals range from 10 to 20 mm long and about 3 to 5 mm wide. This species is known to bloom in the month of May.