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Fritillaria camschatcensis

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HomeBulbFritillaria camschatcensis

Moist areas from sea level to 600 metres in open woods and sub-alpine meadows.

Family: Liliaceae
Height: 0.5 m / 2 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 0 of 5
Other Uses: of 5

Native Habitat

Kamchatka Lily, Kamchatka fritillary Fritillaria camschatcensis native habitat is Moist areas from sea level to 600 metres in open woods and sub-alpine meadows.

Edible Uses

Bulb - raw, cooked or dried for later use. A staple food in areas where it grows wild, when cooked it tastes like baked chestnuts. One report says that the bulbs have a slightly bitter taste, even after cooking. The best-tasting bulbs are said to come from coastal areas where the plants are occasionally covered with salt water. A pudding is made by mixing the bulbs with the fruit of Empetrum nigrum. The bulb is also dried and ground into a powder, then used as a flour or starch for making breads and soups. The bulb is best if harvested in the autumn, it resembles a cluster of cooked rice grains. The green seedpods can be eaten raw or cooked. They are somewhat bitter.

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