| Flower: | Camas, Common | | Reference: | Trip Journal Entry | | Family: | Lily | | Genus / Species: | Camassia quamash | | Notes: | The bulb of this plant was an important food staple for Northwest Native Americans. A clue to it's prior abundance comes from Lewis' journal of June 12th 1806--The quawmash is now in blume and from the colour of its bloom at a short distance it resembles lakes of fine clear water, so complete in this deseption that on first sight I could have sworn it was water. | | Photo: | 
Catherine Creek, Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area - - - April 22, 2001 | | Guide: | Cascade-Olympic Natural History by Daniel Mathews / Flora Northwest by Paul Slichter / Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar & MacKinnon |
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