Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene belongs to the Asparagaceae family. Flora of the World contains 4 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Camassia quamash--ID. Valley Co. Ponderosa St. Park. 5 Jun 04. 001.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Camassia
Specific Epithet
quamash
Authorship
(Pursh) Greene
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#79,388 of 335,497
Top 24%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley
44.158000, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Adams
45.189778, -116.304556
Location Remarks
Hwy 55 along the Little Salmon River. Ca. 19 km S of Pollock. Coarse basalt gravel on roadside turnout above the river. 976 m elev.
Collectors
Location
United States, Oregon, Wallowa
45.579306, -116.960556
Location Remarks
The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. 0.6 km NE past Summer Camp barn on Trail Creek Rd. Elev. 1371 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Gently sloping meadow.
Location
United States, Idaho, Clark
44.402972, -111.816889
Location Remarks
On FSR 030/A2 (Clark County Rd.) ca 8 km E of Miracle Mile Rd. (90 degree turn). Elev. 1948 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside strip in open farm country of gently rolling hills.
