- Sep 10, 2020
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Common Camas (Camassia quamash) is a perennial forb native to the western US and Canada. One of Latah County’s most distinctive flowers, it is an important staple food of the Nimiipuu and other native tribes. Today its range is vastly diminished, but some wet meadows on the Palouse still turn into a beautiful sea of blue Camas blooms in mid-May.
Life cycle: Perennial
Solar Exposure: Part-sun
Bloom Color: Purplish-blue; occ. albino
Bloom Time: Mid-Spring
USDA PLANTS Database Link
