Camassia scilloides is a perennial

Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...

 herb also known as the Atlantic camas and Southern Wild Hyacinth. It is native to the eastern half of North America. It has an inflorescence

Inflorescence

An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...

of pale blue flowers on a leafless stalk 30 - 70 centimeters long, arising from a subterranean stem and bulb that is 1.5 - 3 cm diameter.

Cultivation and uses

The bulb was used by native American Indians as a food source, raw, boiled or baked.

External links

• United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CASC5