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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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lhuq'us | Seaweed

lhuq’us | Seaweed

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.
Edible seaweed is gathered from the rocky places where it grows, dried and eaten as an important sea vegetable.