Liliaceae Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Wats.
Large Camas
Kwakiutl, Southern - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 272
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Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Wats.
Scientific name: Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CALEL6 (
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Common names: Large Camas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl, Southern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs pit steamed and used for food.
RECRD: 46904 id: 7835