Camassia scilloides

Camassia scilloides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Camassia
Species: Camassia scilloides

Name

Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory, Rhodora 38: 405. 1936, "scillioides"

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cyanotris scilloides Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 1: 356. 1817.
• Homotypic
  • Quamasia scilloides (Raf.) Raf., First Cat. Gard. Transylv. Univ.: 15. 1824.
• Heterotypic
  • Camassia esculenta (Ker Gawl.) B.L.Rob., Rhodora 10: 31. 1908, nom. illeg.
  • Camassia fraseri Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 4(4): 91. 1857.
  • Camassia hyacinthina (Raf.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 502. 1935.
  • Camassia scilloides f. petersenii Steyerm., Rhodora 40: 178. 1938.
  • Lemotrys hyacinthina Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 51. 1837.
  • Ornithogalum nuttallianum Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 372. 1843.
  • Ornithogalum texanum Scheele, Linnaea 23: 146. 1850.
  • Oxytria texana (Scheele) Pollard, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 407. 1897.
  • Phalangium luteum Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 220. 1818.
  • Quamasia hyacinthina (Raf.) Britton in Britton & A.Br., Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 1: 423. 1896.
  • Schoenolirion texanum (Scheele) A.Gray, Amer. Naturalist 10: 427. 1876.
  • Scilla esculenta Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1574. 1813.
  • Scilla fraseri (Torr.) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 533. 1867.
  • Stilla carolinensis W.Young, Cat. Arbr. Amer.: 55. 1783, nom. nud.
  • Camassia scilloides f. variegata Steyerm., Rhodora 51: 116. 1949.
  • Camassia scilloides f. candida McGregor, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 60: 161. 1957.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Cory, V.L. 1936. New names and new combinations for Texas plants. Rhodora 38(455): 404–408. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Camassia scilloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct 18. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Camassia scilloides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

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