Liliaceae Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene
Small Camas
Paiute - Food, Pie & Pudding
Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 56
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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: Paiute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Pie & Pudding
Notes: Dried, ground bulbs made into a pudding.
RECRD: 1399 id: 7880