Plant
Camas
Camassia quamash
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0
Common Names
Quamash / Camas Root
Habitat
Weippe Prairie
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1805-09-20
Observed At
Weippe Prairie, Clearwater County, Idaho
Steamed and dried roots were essential to the Nez Perce diet, but were too rich for the half-starved men of the Corps.
Recent sightings
Where it’s being seen today
1 research-grade iNaturalist observation between 2021–2021. Most recent: 2021-06-13. Sourced from Terrain360 trail captures, cached locally.
Journal References
1 journal entry mentions Camas
