Camassia quamash

Published: May 2009

The name Quamash is a Nez Perce term for the plant's bulb, which was gathered and used as a food source by tribes in the Pacific Northwest.Originating from Western America they are perennial plantsand flower from May to June. Their six-petaled flowers vary in colour from pale lilac or white to deep purple or blue-violet. Camassia grow in the wild in great numbers and sometimes colour whole meadows . Camassia quamash can be found near the Taxodium Swamp.