Common Camas
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Full Sun ☀️, Part Sun ⛅
- Moisture
- High 💧💧💧💧, Regular 💧💧
- Bloom
- May
- Spring Ephemeral
- Yes
- Sociability
- S2 — Small groups
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
ℹ
Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
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- Native Status
- Outaouais: — · QC: — · ON: —
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- West
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- 7 Marine West Coast Forest
- Eco-province
- Northwest Forested Mtns
- Eco-region
- Willamette Valley / Coast
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- West coast native
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
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- Rank ON
ℹ
The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
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- Ecological Context
- Wet meadow specialist
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ✅ Edible
- Commonly Eaten
- ✅ Yes
- Notes
- Bulbs (cooked/roasted).
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- PNW
- Seed Source
- Cicada Seeds