Hul'q'umi'num' name:
wool’
English Name:
Tule
Alternative English Names:
Bulrush, Hard Stem Bulrush, Soft Stem Bulrush
Scientific Name:
Scirpus acutus (hard-stemmed bulrush), Scirpus validus (soft-stemmed bulrush)
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Description
Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution
Tule is a plant of marshes, muddly shores and shallow water. The tall, slender, green stems bear small spikelets of brown flowers near their top.
Island Cultural Role
These stems were formerly used for making mats.
Language
Hul'q'umi'num' Name
wool’
APA
wu:l̓
Speaker
Margaret James
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