Liliaceae Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene
Small Camas
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 41
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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: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Bulbs pit cooked, dried and stored for future use.
RECRD: 12233 id: 7875