Liliaceae Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory

Atlantic Camas

Coeur d'Alene - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 88

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Scientific name: Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory
USDA symbol: CASC5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Atlantic Camas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Coeur d'Alene
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Roots used as a principle vegetable food.

RECRD: 44375 id: 7896

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