any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America

Quamash (Camassia quamash, syn. Camaridium leichtlinii var. watsoni M.E.Jones, Camassia esculenta Lindl., Camassia leichtlinii var. watsoni M.E.Jones, Phalangium esculentum Nutt., Phalangium quamash Pursh, Quamasia quamash Coville, also known as Small Camas, is a perennial herb in the family Agavaceae. It is one species of the genus Camassia and is native to western North America in large areas of southern Canada and the northwestern United States, from British Columbia and Alberta to California and east from Washington state to Montana and Wyoming.

See Camass.