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Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

"Wild carrot (Daucus carota ssp carota)" by Dean Morley, licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Hul'q'umi'num' name:
shewuq
English Name:
Wild Carrot
Alternative English Names:
Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace, Garden Carrot
Scientific Name:
Daucus carota (original native species unidentified)

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Island Cultural Role
The plant species originally referred to as shewuq has not been identified with certainty, but it is said to grow along road sides. The name shewuq is now also used to refer to garden carrots. The introduced wild ancestor of the cultivated carrot, known as wild carrot or Queen Anne's lace, is found throughout the southeastern part of Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland.

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Hul'q'umi'num' Name
shewuq
APA
šewəq
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Theresa Thorne

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q’umun’ulhp | Bigleaf Maple

q’umun’ulhp | Bigleaf Maple

This species has the largest leaves of any maple, hence the common name (and the scientific specific epithet macrophyllum, which means big leaf). It is a large, often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree, which may reach a height of 35 m (115 ft). The greenish-yellow flowers, which are borne in large, hanging clusters, mature to produce winged fruits (samaras) that are disseminated by wind. This tree occurs on dry to moist sites, at low to middle elevations from southwestern British Columbia to southern California. It occurs throughout the Hul’q’umi’num’ territory.
Bigleaf maple wood has been used for paddles, bowls, spoons, utensils, for carving and to smoke fish. The “sap” (cambium), removed from the layer between the bark and the wood, is a traditional food. The winged fruits, which fly through the air like a whirlybird, were used as a lure for fishing lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) and “red snapper” (or yelloweye rockfish, Sebastes ruberrimus). The large leaves were used as an undermat for drying some edible fruits and roots.Used for willow baskets. The rangy ones at higher altitudes are used for paddles.