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CAMASSIA
Star- or cup-shaped flowers with 6 tepals
Sturdy and quickly forms large clumps.
Like a baked sweet potato, but sweeter, C. quamash was a staple of Native Americans. Many areas in the American northwest are named Camas from the plant.
Genus of 5 or 6 species of bulbous perennials from damp, fertile meadowland in North America.
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Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennialBulbous perennial
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harmful if eaten
Ornamental bulb. People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
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