Liliaceae Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene
Small Camas
Makah - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 338
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Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene
Scientific name: Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene
USDA symbol: CAQUQ (
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Common names: Small Camas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs pit cooked and eaten.
RECRD: 6377 id: 7867