Liliaceae FAMILY

Fritillaria camschatcensis

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fritillaria camschatcensis is a perennial plant growing from an underground bulb comprising 6 - 15 large scales plus around 30 - 190 small scales. The flowering stem is around 20 - 60cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. A popular food of the native American peoples, it was harvested in quantity and often traded with other tribes[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant is also grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Alaska, British Colombia, Washington, Oregon; E. Asia - Russian Far East, Japan

HabitatOpen woods in moist areas from near coastal tideflats to sub-alpine meadows; at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. , 90 Title Bulbs Publication Author Phillips. R. and Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30253-1 Description Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].