Hul'q'umi'num' name:
lhuq’us
English Name:
Seaweed
Alternative English Names:
Laver
Scientific Name:
Porphyra abbottae, and possibly other Porphyra
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Description
Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution
Edible seaweed is a very thin, membranous alga that ranges in colour from olive-green to brownish-purple. It grows attached to rocks in the intertidal and upper sub-tidal zones along the coast.
Island Cultural Role
Edible seaweed is gathered from the rocky places where it grows, dried and eaten as an important sea vegetable.
Language
Hul'q'umi'num' Name
lhuq’us
APA
łəq̓əs
Speaker
Ruby Peter
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