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Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

"Acer glabrum" by Walter Siegmund, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Hul'q'umi'num' name:
pene’ulhp
English Name:
Vine Maple
Alternative English Names:
Douglas Maple, Rocky Mountain Maple
Scientific Name:
Acer glabrum (Douglas or Rocky Mountain Maple)

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Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution
The tree usually referred to as “vine maple” is probably actually the Douglas or Rocky Mountain maple. The true vine maple (Acer circinatum) is far less common than Douglas maple on Vancouver Island.
Island Cultural Role
Its wood has been used for dancing masks and knitting needles, among other things.Used for paddles on paddle shirts.

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Hul'q'umi'num' Name
pene’ulhp
APA
peneʔəłp
Speaker
Delores Louie

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p’i’p’q’i’as | Snowberry

p’i’p’q’i’as | Snowberry

Snowberry is a small shrub (to 2 m [6 ft] tall) that produces small pink to white flowers followed by white berry-like fruits. These fruits stay on the shrub well into the winter. Soapberry occurs in dry to moist areas such as open forests, thickets, and other habitats from low to middle elevations throughout the coast.
An infusion of the bark was used as an eyewash.