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quamash
quamash (kwəˈmæʃ, ˈkwɒmæʃ) See also camas. [N. American Indian.] A North American liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta), the bulbs of which are used for food by the American Indians. eastern quamash (see quot. 1868).1814 Lewis & Clarke's Exp. (1893) 958 The Chopunnish are now dispersed in villages.....
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Camash
Camash can refer to
the perennial herb Camassia quamash
a name for Commagene, the northern province of Syria, in the late 19th century
a name for the
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squamash
squamash erron. variant of quamash.1849 Balfour Man. Bot. §1078 In the Oregon and Missouri districts of North America, the bulbs of Gamassia esculenta, Gamass or Squamash, are also employed in a similar manner.
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Kamas, Utah
History
Kamas derives its name from Camassia quamash, a source of food for Native Americans.
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camash
‖ camas, camash, cammas variant forms of quamash (Camassia esculenta), a liliaceous plant, whose bulbs are eaten by North American Indians.1837 W. Irving Capt. Bonneville II. 221 The Indians..come to it in the summer time to dig the camash root. 1884 Joaquin Miller Mem. & Rime 83 The camas blossom.....
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Lemhi Shoshone
Gooseberries and camas root, Camassia quamash are traditional vegetable foods for the Lemhi Shoshone.
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Camassia esculenta
The botanical name Camassia esculenta is a non-accepted name that may refer to two separate species of the genus Camassia;
Camassia quamash subsp. quamash
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Camassia leichtlinii
It can be mistaken for the more common Camassia quamash, which has an overlapping range.
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Camassia scilloides
Lindl., a superseded name for Camassia quamash subsp. quamash.
References
External links
Camassia scilloides. USDA PLANTS
Jalava, J. V. 2013.
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Camassia cusickii
Camassia cusickii, common name Cusick's camas or Cusick's quamash, is a species of plant in the family Asparagaceae (subfamily Agavoideae). It is thought that C. cusickii could be a recent mutant from C. quamash.
Food
This plant was not used as a food source for Native Americans.
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Camas Bookstore and Infoshop
The infoshop is named after the camas plant (camassia quamash), which was grown by the local Lekwungen nation.
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Touchet River
These included quamash, camas, kouse, bitterroots, serviceberry (currant), chokecherry, huckleberry, gooseberries, rose berries and whortleberries, elderberries
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Sahaptin
Aside from fish and game, chiefly salmon and deer, their principal foods were the roots of the camas (Camassia quamash) and kouse (Lomatium cous).
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