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Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

Hul'q'umi'num' name:
saxwuleen’
English Name:
Chickweed
Scientific Name:
Stellaria media

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Hul'q'umi'num' Name
saxwuleen’
APA
sax̌ʷəle:nʔ
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Delores Louie

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sqewth | Wapato

sqewth | Wapato

This aquatic plant grows from tuber-producing rhizomes and produces arrowhead-shaped leaves and white flowers. This word (sqewth) also applies to the introduced potato.
Both the tubers (potato-like structures) and rhizomes (specialized stems) are starchy and edible.