VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Camassia quamash | Common Camas 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Livestock, elk, moose, and caribou graze common camas [23].  Pigs
consume the bulbs [6].


PALATABILITY : 
Common camas provides fair to good graze for sheep and cattle [23].  


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
Common camas forage is poor in energy and protein value [26].  The
nutrient composition of fresh bulbs (per gram dry weight) is as follows
[14]:

        calories          3.90     calcium (mg)    1.76
        protein (g)       0.13     iron (mg)       0.23
        carbohydrate (g)  0.80     magnesium (mg)  0.40
        lipid (g)         0.03     zinc (mg)       0.03


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Common camas was planted for mountain grassland restoration in western
Washington, using bulbs salvaged from a nearby area undergoing
subdivision [1].  Plants can also be established by fall planting of
seed [20].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Common camas bulbs were eaten by western Indians, trappers, and early
settlers [3,6,22,23].  Many western Indian tribes also used the bulbs as
a trade item [22].

Common camas is planted as an ornamental [3].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Common camas is a decreaser under sheep grazing [22].

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