speenhw
speenhw
spe:nxʷ
Noun
    camas
Details
Ethnobiological notes
Camas bulbs may be roasted and eaten, and are said to be sweet and chewy. They have been gathered from island bluffs and baked, steamed or roasted in hot ashes, or mashed and formed into patties and then roasted on special flat rocks at the edge of the fire.
Binomial name
[Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Wats. (great camas) and/or C. quamash (Pursh) Greene (common camas)]