Camas is an iconic wildflower of the San Juan Islands. We see the flower on websites about the islands and we learn about its importance to the Salish people as a food source. As such, I wanted camas to be a cornerstone of my meadow and spent a lot of time contemplating the plant. We needed to get to know one another. First off, I wanted to learn its formal name and family line. The Latin genus name is Camassia and it is in the asparagus family, formally referred to "Asp