Scientific Name
Camassia scilloides

Common Name
Wild hyacinth; Eastern camas
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit: 1 inch, pale blue, six-pointed star-shaped flowers on an elongated, loose cluster; green bracts flare out from under the flower
Flowering Season: Early summer
Foliage: Keeled linear leaves in a basal cluster; 5 to 15 inches long
Site: Moist meadows, open woods
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