corms were traditionally collected in early spring.
corms have improved taste after boiling.
corms are best when roasted in hot ashes or low flame for an hour.
boiled corms can be dried for storage.
young seed pods are edible edible raw.
grows in hills, grasslands and pine forests.
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.