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P2577Description
Close up of camas plant in blossom. When the flower is blue and the seed pod formed, the root is dug. Was used by the Indians like a potato. The pods are broken off and left for planting the next year. The white flower camas is poison. It was used by the Medicine Man to make a patient vomit. Original in Indian Book. Have negative.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Camas Root Plant, Indians, NegativesCreate Date
February 12, 2009Update Date
January 2, 2025