Liliaceae Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Wats.
Large Camas
Salish, Coast - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 74
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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: Salish, Coast
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Bulbs pit steamed, slightly dried and used for food.
RECRD: 47482 id: 7840