• Spokane words for camas, the land where it grows, basalt, root digger

The "White" camas is found in rocky areas of the plateau country. It was used primarily for making flour. Today the "Brown" camas is found in several places on the Spokane Reservation and just to the north of Camas Prairie. The "White" camas is usually dug in an area between Davenport and Creston, Washington.

• Type of biome where the camas grows in

praire and damp meadows.

• How the plant is harvested explain why the root digger is needed (what gets in the way?)

Camas is harvested by using a root digger the rocks around the root get in the way.