Camas

Blue Camas

bulbs are edible raw.
bulbs can be roasted or boiled, but are best when slow cooked and dried.
varieties in British Columbia are Great camas (Camassia leichtlinii) and Common camas (Camassia quamash).
grows in moist plains and foothill regions.
warning: do not confuse bulbs with those of the poisonous Death Camases, such as Mountain Death-Camas (Zigadenus elegans) and Meadow Death-Camas (Zigadenus venenosus), which grow in similar areas and have similar looking bulbs, but have white flowers.

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