FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
WAKAMO
Anonymous. 1980. Nutritive Values of Native Foods of Warm Springs Indians. Extension Circular 809. Oregon State University Extension Service.
Is the Warm Springs Indian name for Blue Camas (Camassia quamash (Pursh) Green. Camas grows in damp places and the blue blossoms must be observed at the time they bloom in order to avoid selecting the deadly white or green flowering camas. They are harvested later at the seed pod stage shown in the photograph. They are peeled and may be eaten fresh, or dried in the sun for year round use.