Liliaceae Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene

Small Camas

Chehalis - Food, Soup

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 24

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Scientific name: Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene
USDA symbol: CAQUQ (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Small Camas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Chehalis
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Bulbs smashed, pressed together like cheese and boiled in a stew with salmon.

RECRD: 42262 id: 7852

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