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Top native camas

5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 2 Moist 4

Water use

Medium 2 High 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 3

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Black walnut 1 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1 Erect 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Wildflower 4 Perennial 3 Herbaceous perennial 2 Bulb 1
  • Small Camas Camassia quamash food 1 flowers 78
  • Atlantic Camas Camassia scilloides food 1 flowers 58
  • Great Camas Camassia leichtlinii flowers 67
  • Prairie Camas Camassia angusta flowers 4
  • Cusick's Camas Camassia cusickii

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