Camassia leichtlinii

Family:Liliacceae

English name: Large camas, Great camas, Wild hyacinth

First overview block

   Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Wats. ssp. suksdorfii (Greenm.) Gould
   Synonyms
   Liliaceae
   English Names
   Great camas, Wild Hyacinth

Taxonomy Description Bloom Period Distribution Habitat Uses Propagation Photo Gallery

Seed

Abbreviation: CALEI

Seed sample from: 2011

Average Measurement: 3.3 x 2.2 x 2.1

Measurement Range: L: 3 - 3.75, W: 2 - 2.5, D: 1.75 - 2.25

Features

Shape: Seed are narrower at hilum end, rounding off at opposite side. Hilum end ranges from tapered to pointy in shape.

Color: Seeds black, with conspicuous white hilum.

Surface: A wrinkled seam runs from hilum down the length of the seed in most. Seed is glossy, and wrinkled or bumpy.

Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical

Longitudinal Cross Section: obovate

Camassia leichtlinii

Camassia leichtlinii

Basic Explanations and Assumptions:

The dimensions for the seeds are length x width x depth. The location of the hilum is used as the base of the seed, and the length is measured from hilum to the opposite apex. Where a style is present, the length is measured from the hilum to the bottom of the style. Width is measured at a right angle to the length at the widest part. Depth is measured at a right angle to the intersection of height and width lines.

Measurements included are the mean average for each measurement of ten separate seeds.

All measurements in millimeters unless otherwise noted.