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Camassia quamash (Pursh) Green                           Common camas

Flowers mostly blue, slightly irregular the lower tepal turning up slightly; tepals withering do not cover the ovary, flower-bearing stem longer than the leaves, scape 2-7 dm tall.  Moist areas but dry later, open "prairies".

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