Hul'q'umi'num' name:
sqewth
English Name:
Wapato
Alternative English Names:
Broadleaf Arrowhead, Potato, Indian Potato
Scientific Name:
Sagittaria latifolia, and Solanum tuberosum (introduced potato)
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Description
Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution
This aquatic plant grows from tuber-producing rhizomes and produces arrowhead-shaped leaves and white flowers. This word (sqewth) also applies to the introduced potato.
Island Cultural Role
Both the tubers (potato-like structures) and rhizomes (specialized stems) are starchy and edible.
Language
Hul'q'umi'num' Name
sqewth
APA
sqewθ
Speaker
Ruby Peter
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