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This is a picture taken by Edward S. Curtis when he visited the Quw’utsun’ mustimuhw in 1913. Ruby Peter — Sti’tum’at explains the picture in Hul’q’umi’num’.
This native thistle (and other introduced species) have sharply spiny leaves. The term xuw’xuw’iinlhp refers to thistles, probably including any native or introduced species.
