Liliaceae Camassia sp.

Camas

Nitinaht - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63

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Scientific name: Camassia sp.
Common names: Camas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs formerly used as an important food.

RECRD: 47110 id: 7908

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