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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Liliaceae
Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory
Atlantic camas, eastern camas, wild-hyacinth
Camassia: from native American words Camas and quamash for "sweet" in reference to the importance of this plant as a food source
scilloides: Latin for "like Scilla," Old World genus of bulbous plants with leaves similar to these
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-2' tall forb; from a bulb |
| Flower: | white to blue, 6-parted, 1/2"-3/4" wide, star-shaped, stalks 1/2"-1" long; inflorescence a many-flowered, loose, terminal, spike-like cluster (raceme) on a long, thick stalk; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | rounded capsule |
| Leaf: | basal, grass-like, 1/4"-1/3" wide |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture to wet; prairies, open woods |
| (Glossary) |
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