Camassia quamash, commonly known as camas, kwetlal, small camas, common camas, common camash or quamash, is a perennial herb. It is native to western...
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Camassia is a genus of plants in the asparagus family native to North America. Common names include camas, quamash, Indian hyacinth, camash, and wild hyacinth...
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Japanese potato) Bulb Allium cepa (onion) Allium sativum (garlic) Camassia quamash (blue camas) Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) Rhizome Curcuma longa (turmeric)...
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that is held above the leaves. It can be mistaken for the more common Camassia quamash, which has an overlapping range. It needs consistent moisture in the...
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Camas may refer to: Camassia, a plant genus native to North America, particularly: Camassia quamash, also called kwetlal, native to southern Canada and...
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botanical name Camassia esculenta is a non-accepted name that may refer to two separate species of the genus Camassia; Camassia quamash subsp. quamash, synonym...
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(Nutt.) Lindl., a superseded name for Camassia quamash subsp. quamash. NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Camassia scilloides". NatureServe Network Biodiversity...
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Camas lily bulbs were an important but dangerous staple. Common camas, camassia quamash, is a plant in the lily family with blue flowers, whose bulbs were...
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"The Gateway to the Uinta Mountains". Kamas derives its name from Camassia quamash, a flowering grass that grows in the region and was a source of food...
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and salmon, and trout were staples. Gooseberries and camas root, Camassia quamash are traditional vegetable foods for the Lemhi Shoshone. In the 19th...
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two species, namely the Common Camas(Camassia quamash, also called Indian Camas) and the Large Camas (Camassia leichtlinii) . Cultivation and care of...
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the western United States, and are named for the native perennial camas (Camassia). The culturally and scientifically significant of these areas lie within...
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as the Klickitat tribe and Chinook included salmon, huckleberry and Camassia quamash (after which the city of Camas, Washington is named). Interstate 5...
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Camassia cusickii, common name Cusick's camas or Cusick's quamash, is a species of plant in the family Asparagaceae (subfamily Agavoideae). It is native...
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Calycanthus Calymmanthium Calypso (an orchid genus) Calytrix (starflower) Camassia (quamash) Camellia Camoensia Campanula (bellflower) Campsis (trumpet vine)...
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especially Lomatium cous), and Camas, or "qém'es" (Nez Perce: "sweet") (Camassia quamash), the first being roasted in pits, while the other was ground in mortars...
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garden asparagus Brodiaea coronaria ― bluedick brodiea Camassia quamash ― common camas Camassia leichtlinii ― large camas Dichelostemma congestum ― ookow...
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include: Red laver Nodding Onion (allium cernuum Roth) Blue Camas (camassia quamash Greene) Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata Pursh Fritillaria affinis)...
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Cree, and Nez Perce tribes would eat the bulbs of the Common Camas (Camassia quamash), which could be steamed or dried to make flour. Yampa, part of the...
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Camash can refer to the perennial herb Camassia quamash a name for Commagene, the northern province of Syria, in the late 19th century a name for the city...
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macrocarpus — greenband mariposa lily Camassia leichtlinii — Leichtlin's camassia Camassia quamash — common camassia Camassia scilloides — wild hyacinth Chamaelirium...
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wet areas, but can grow in much drier habitats than common camas (Camassia quamash) such as on hillsides in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They may also...
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BACKCOUNTRY SKIING BLOG. Retrieved Mar 10, 2016. Arnett, J (2010). "Camassia quamash, Blue Camas - 6 (1)". North American Native Plant Society. Retrieved...
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salmon and deer, their principal foods were the roots of the camas (Camassia quamash) and kouse (Lomatium cous). The camas roots were roasted in pits. Kouse...
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artist Bill Reid Or. Compartment A grassy mound set with Blue Camas (Camassia quamash), nodding onion (Allium cernuum) and Garry oaks (Quercus garryana)...
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Northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea) Camas (Camassia quamash) White morph of Camassia quamash Garry oaks (Quercus garryana) with senescing leaves...
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funnel lily, small flowered androstephium Camassia quamash – camas, small camas, common camas, common camash, quamash Dipterostemon capitatus – blue dicks...
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Road, in September 2007. The infoshop is named after the camas plant (camassia quamash), which was grown by the local Lekwungen nation. The project aimed...
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Allium columbianum Common alpine-lily, Lloydia serotina Common camas, Camassia quamash Dwarf onion, Allium simillimum Elegant mariposa lily, Calochortus elegans...
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Blooming camas (Camassia quamash) in Musselshell Meadow, a protected area in the Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, and an important gathering ground for...
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