Giant Camas

Two types of edible camas, Common Camas (Camassia quamash) and Giant Camas (Camassia leichtlinii), grow in open Garry Oak meadows. Camas plants have long narrow leaves and beautiful blue flowers grow on long stalks. Camas have been tended and harvested by First Peoples for thousands of years. Death Camas (Toxicoscordion venenosum) also grows in the…