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Evaluating the Effects of Traditional Harvest and Climate on Common Camas (Camassia quamash) in Weippe Prairie, Idaho

Creator:

Stucki, Devin S.

Abstract:

Common camas (Camassia quamash) is a culturally important wetland plant, used as a staple food source by many indigenous peoples of western North America for thousands of years. Camas populations were once widespread, but conversion of wetland prairies to agriculture has led to declines in suitable habitat. Edible camas bulbs...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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pioneers and explorers remarking that the large expanses of blooming camas gave the visual effect of