Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red elderberry

’uy’ s’ulhtun, ni’ ch ’uw’ xute’um ’ukw’ chem tl’e’.
It’s good food and you can also make jam with it.

Featured Plant

qwa’pulhp | Devil’s Club

Devil’s club is a thick-stemmed, deciduous shrub growing from 1-3 m (ca. 3-9 ft) tall. The stems are armed with numerous spines, which also occur on the lower surfaces of the large, maple-leaf shaped leaves. The small, whitish flowers produce clusters of bright red, slightly flattened berries. This species is found in moist woods, often in wet sites such as along streams, at low to middle elevations along the entire Pacific Northwest Coast.

Devil’s club is the source of a medicine said to be good for “whatever ails you.” It is sometimes combined with other plants for medicine, such as red alder, black raspberry and Indian consumption plant.