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Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

"Salix lasiandra" by Matt Lavin, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Hul'q'umi'num' name:
sxwelu’elhp
English Name:
Willow
Alternative English Names:
Shining Willow, Pacific Willow, Red Willow, or Whiplash Willow
Scientific Name:
Salix spp. (mainly Salix lucida)

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Hul'q'umi'num' Name
sxwelu’elhp
APA
sx̌ʷeləʔełp
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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.