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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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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(Nutt.) Lindl., a superseded name for Camassia quamash subsp. quamash. NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Camassia scilloides". NatureServe Network Biodiversity...
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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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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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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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"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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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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