What is "camassia esculenta"

Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.) any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant ( Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also camas, cammas, and quamash.]

Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash.

Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.

The botanical name Camassia esculenta is a non-accepted name that may refer to two separate species of the genus Camassia;

• Camassia quamash supsp. quamash, synonym Camassia esculenta (Nutt.) Lindl.
• Camassia scilloides, synonym Camassia esculenta (Ker Gawl.) B.L.Rob., (nom. illeg.)

Category:Agavoideae