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Camassia howellii
Also called Howell Camas
Camassia howellii, commonly known as Howell's camas, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae endemic to western Oregon.
Discovered in 1889, Camassia howellii is now considered to be imperiled due to residential development, mining and grazing.
Camassia howellii is found exclusively in the southwestern region of Oregon, almost only in Josephine county, including on Grants Pass and Sexton Mountain. The 12 populations make up a total of 3000 plants. These sites are threatened by human developments. This species is currently under the global conservation status rank G2 Imperiled. Although other species of Camassia are still abundant in the Northwest, this one is not in Oregon.
Native Americans and settlers considered Camassia howellii as an important part of their diet. The city of Camas in Washington and many parts of the Northwestern United States was named after this plant due to its large cultivation and consumption by the Native Americans and first white settlers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Camassia howellii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
