Liliaceae Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene

Small Camas

Skagit, Upper - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 40

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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: Skagit, Upper
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs steamed in an earth oven and eaten.

RECRD: 8403 id: 7891

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