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The Camas Lily - Camas, WA Namesake now in Full Bloom
The Camas Lily - Camas, WA Namesake now in Full Bloom

Camas is named after the Camas Lily.  It creates spectacular displays of color this time of year in moist meadows in the Pacific Northwest. Lewis and Clark made note of it on their return journey home, writing about it in a journal - (note spelling errors are authentic) "...the quamash is now in blume at a Short distance and resembles a lake of fine clear water, So complete is this deseption that on first Sight I could have sworn it was water."
The Camas lily is also called quamash, Indian hyacinth, and wild hyacinth. The blooms vary in color from a pale lilac or white to deep purple or blue violet. Currently, many meadows around Camas are awash in blue violet color. I have to agree with the Lewis and Clark description, it does often resemble a body of clear blue water shimmering in the distance.
Useful, and pretty flowers
Camas bulbs were an important food source to the Pacific Northwest American Native populations. And it was often a central element of feasts and celebrations. The bulbs were layered with grasses and cooked in fire pits for several days. ... more

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