Lilly (Liliaceae)
ISM Herbarium
: Prairie Herbs
: Lilly (Liliaceae)
Camassia scilloides (Wild Hyacinth)
Wild Hyacinth is a spring-flowering bulb that is common in dry and mesic prairies, and also grows in open woodlands and on rocky slopes. The leaves are straplike and measure about a foot long and a half-inch wide. Stems are about a foot tall. The flowers are light blue or lavender. They have three petals and three sepals that resemble the petals. The six yellow-tipped stamens and the green ovary are prominent.
Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 111214
![<i>Camassia scilloides</i> (Wild Hyacinth)](/ismdepts/botany/collections/herbarium/allium-helianthus/Camassia-scilloides-111214.jpg)
ISM Herbarium
: Prairie Herbs
: Lilly (Liliaceae)
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