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Quamash

Indian Camas (Camassia quamash)

Scientific classification
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class: Lilliopsida
Order : Liliales
Family : Liliaceae
Genus : Camassia
Species : quamash
Binomial name
Camassia quamash


Quamash is a native American term for the bulb which was gathered and used as a food source by native tribes in the Pacific Northwest.

The bulbs were harvested and pit-roasted or boiled by women of the Nez Perce, Cree, and Blackfoot tribes.

It also helped the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) to survive.

Quamash is not just an edible plant, it is also an ornamental plant. Even in the wild, large numbers of quamash can color an entire meadow blue-violet.

It is one species of the of the Camassia with eight subspecies. It occurs in large areas of Southern Canada and Northwest USA. The pale-blue to deep-blue flowers grow in a raceme at the end of the stem. The radially symmetrical star-shaped flowers have 6 petals.

The stems have a length between 30 cm and 90 cm. The leaves are basal and have a grass-like appearance.


NOTE: Do not attempt to eat the bulb, as many members of the lily family are not edible.

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QuamashQuamash is a native American term for the bulb which was gathered and used as a food source by native tribes in the Pacific Northwest. The bulbs were harvested and pit-roasted or boiled by women of the Nez Perce, Cree, and Blackfoot tribes. It also helped  


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