Camassia quamash

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q4992158
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Summary

Camassia quamash is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month, #1,359 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Camassia quamash's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Camassia quamash is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Camassia quamash is classified within Camassia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Camassia quamash is Camassia quamash[6].
  • Camassia quamash is a type of perennial herb[7].
  • Camassia quamash is part of Monocots[8].
  • Camassia quamash's Commons category is recorded as Camassia quamash[9].
  • Camassia quamash's has basionym is recorded as Phalangium quamash[10].
  • Camassia quamash's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Camassia quamash[11].
  • Camassia quamash's Commons gallery is recorded as Camassia quamash[12].
  • Camassia quamash's described at URL is recorded as https://wikis.evergreen.edu/pugetprairieplants/index.php/Camassia_quamash[13].
  • Camassia quamash's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[14].
  • Camassia quamash's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=400195[15].
  • Camassia quamash's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. quamash'}[16].
  • Camassia quamash is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'small camas'}[17].
  • Camassia quamash is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '夸马克美莲'}[18].
  • Camassia quamash is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '卡马百合'}[19].
  • Camassia quamash is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '克美莲'}[20].
  • Camassia quamash is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小糠米百合'}[21].
  • Camassia quamash is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'quamash'}[22].
  • Camassia quamash is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'camas'}[23].
  • Camassia quamash's indigenous to is recorded as Western North America[24].
  • Camassia quamash's flower color is recorded as blue[25].
  • Camassia quamash's flower color is recorded as purple[26].
  • Camassia quamash's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure[27].

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Classification

Camassia quamash's scientific name is Camassia quamash[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Camassia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'small camas'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '夸马克美莲'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '卡马百合'}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '克美莲'}[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小糠米百合'}[21], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'quamash'}[22].

Identifiers

Camassia quamash's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62220[28]. Camassia quamash's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 205718[29]. Camassia quamash's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1086647[30]. Camassia quamash's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2769084[31]. Camassia quamash's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42883[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Camassia quamash include Kamas[33], a city in the United States[34], in United States[35], founded in 1857[36].

Why It Matters

Camassia quamash ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month, #1,359 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include Kamas[33], a city in the United States[34], in United States[35], founded in 1857[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Great Plant Picks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Great Plant Picks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Great Plant Picks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved . explorer.natureserve.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has basionym → Phalangium quamash
    Indigenous to → Western North America
    Parent taxon → Camassia
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