Source: Cim MacDonald

Hul'q'umi'num' name:

p’hwulhp

English Name:

Oak

Alternative English Names:

Garry Oak, Oregon White Oak

Scientific Name:

Quercus garryana

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Description

Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution

The only native oak in British Columbia is the Garry oak, sometimes also known as the Oregon white oak. Like all oaks, the Garry oak produces an acorn—a nut with an associated cup-like structure at the base.

Language

Hul'q'umi'num' Name

p’hwulhp

APA

p̓xʷəɫp

Speaker

Theresa Thorne

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