Common Camas (Noun)
Meaning
Plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Common camas grows in moist fields and grassy slopes from British Columbia to California.
- The common camas is often identified by the star-shaped, blue to purple flowers that bloom in clusters on tall green stems.
- Common camas has long been an important food source for many Native American tribes and early European explorers.
- In some areas of Oregon, people collect common camas bulbs in July and August.
- Common camas is one of the first flowers you see in Washington's spring bloom of wildflowers that cover fields with their bright colors.