Liliaceae Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene
Small Camas
Salish - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 54
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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: Salish
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Bulbs used for food.
RECRD: 585 id: 7885