Accession Data
Camassia quamash
Common Name: Camas
Family: Asparagaceae
Country of Origin: western USA and Canada
Uses: Bulbs are edible and were eaten by the indigenous people throughout the range of the species. Slow cooking converts complex carbohydrates into fructose, making the cooked bulbs very sweet.
Accession Data
Accession #: 202400036
Accession Date: 2024-05-13 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2209
Quantity: 2
Source: donation from student
Provenance:
ex hort. Plants donated by Garrett Brochard
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
SubFamily: Scilloideae
Tribe: Hyacintheae
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Russell Holmes. Common Camas.
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