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Posted: 16 Jun 2013


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Common Camas

Common Camas
Common Camas or Indian Hyacinth, Camassia quamash was a very important food plant for the native tribes and for early settlers. The bulbs could be roasted or boiled and were supposed to taste something like a potato, and when dried could be ground for flour. A person had to know what he was about, however, since there is another plant that often grows with Camas called the Death Camas. The two plants are easy to tell apart when in flower but not so easy otherwise, and the Death Camas is so named for good reasons. These often grow in such abundance that whole fields are blue with them and such fields were "owned" and carefully tended by those who used the plant for food. This example was photographed on Whidbey Island on the grounds of the Au Sable Institute.

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 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
A super shot, Ron, and a fascinating background story. I wonder if a field of these looks like the Spanish Bluebells we see at BBG. Our trip yesterday was brief but very enjoyable. We got a few decent shots, but nothing like the Lotus image you were so kind to visit. The Water Lilies up at NYBG are so much closer to the pond edges and more acceessible to my "Pointy Shooty" lens. We're due for another trip up to the Bronx.
11 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Wonderful photo.
11 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Stellar shot Ron. Great Info as always Well done my friend Hugs Tess
11 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Such a gorgeous shade of blue!
11 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
very beautiful colours, artistic composition !
11 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
11 years ago.
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
This is just plain beautiful!

11 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
=)

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