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Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

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Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on desert parsley

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on desert parsley

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on common horsetail

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on common horsetail

Tule Gatherer Read-Along Story

Tule Gatherer Read-Along Story

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on blue elderberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on blue elderberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on stinging nettle

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on stinging nettle

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red elderberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red elderberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on douglas fir

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on douglas fir

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on skunk cabbage

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on skunk cabbage

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on hardhack

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on hardhack

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on salal

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on salal

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on balsam

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on balsam

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on soapberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on soapberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on common plantain

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on common plantain

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on cattail

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on cattail

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on strawberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on strawberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red huckleberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red huckleberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on blackberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on blackberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on wapato

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on wapato

Roxanne Seymour from shtsum’inus on camas

Roxanne Seymour from shtsum’inus on camas

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on camas

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on camas

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on chickweed

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on chickweed

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on cranberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on cranberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on devil’s club

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on devil’s club

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on crabapple

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on crabapple

Trembling Aspen – Words of Billy Seymour

Trembling Aspen – Words of Billy Seymour

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on arbutus

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on arbutus

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on big leaf maple

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on big leaf maple

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on cascara

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on cascara

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on labrador tea

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on labrador tea

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on salmonberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on salmonberry

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red alder

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red alder

Ellen White (Kwulasulwut) on Rattlesnake Plantain

Ellen White (Kwulasulwut) on Rattlesnake Plantain

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red cedar

Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red cedar

Arnold Guerin on speenhw

Arnold Guerin on speenhw

nutsim’ ’u shus yu ’eeye’q tthu sht’aalusth tthu sts’alha’? | Why are the leaves changing colour? by Tara Morris, Ruby Peter, and Donna Gerdts

nutsim’ ’u shus yu ’eeye’q tthu sht’aalusth tthu sts’alha’? | Why are the leaves changing colour? by Tara Morris, Ruby Peter, and Donna Gerdts

sht’es kwun’s lhel’qutth’e’t thu sluwi’ | How you Dye the Cedar Bark by Ruby Peter, Sharon Seymour

sht’es kwun’s lhel’qutth’e’t thu sluwi’ | How you Dye the Cedar Bark by Ruby Peter, Sharon Seymour

hwnuts’ulwum ’u tthu sul’uthut tst | Doing everything together as one family by Sharon Seymour and Ruby Peter

hwnuts’ulwum ’u tthu sul’uthut tst | Doing everything together as one family by Sharon Seymour and Ruby Peter

’i’mushasum’ ’i’ thunu ’imuth | Walking with my Granddaughter – Marlene Tommy & Ruby Peter

’i’mushasum’ ’i’ thunu ’imuth | Walking with my Granddaughter – Marlene Tommy & Ruby Peter

Respecting the Cedar: Bill Seward

Respecting the Cedar: Bill Seward

Native Medicine: Theresa Thorne

Native Medicine: Theresa Thorne

pshey’ | Common Rush

pshey’ | Common Rush

qwunulhp | Indian Hellebore

qwunulhp | Indian Hellebore

q’am’ | Bull Kelp

q’am’ | Bull Kelp

lhuq'us | Seaweed

lhuq’us | Seaweed

q'uts'i' | Moss

q’uts’i’ | Moss

t’uqwum’ | Thimbleberry

t’uqwum’ | Thimbleberry

t’em’hw | Gooseberry

t’em’hw | Gooseberry

t’ulum’ulhp | Bitter Cherry

t’ulum’ulhp | Bitter Cherry

qwa'upulhp | Pacific Crabapple

qwa’upulhp | Pacific Crabapple

qw’uyi’lushulhp | Aspen

qw’uyi’lushulhp | Aspen

tl’uliqw’ulhp | Yarrow

tl’uliqw’ulhp | Yarrow

saxwuleen’ | Chickweed

saxwuleen’ | Chickweed

sxwelu’elhp | Willow

sxwelu’elhp | Willow

pashuluqw | Yellow Cedar

pashuluqw | Yellow Cedar

tth’uxtth’ux | Stinging Nettle

tth’uxtth’ux | Stinging Nettle

wool’ | Tule

wool’ | Tule

xpey’ | Red Cedar

xpey’ | Red Cedar

sqw’uqwtsus | Red Huckleberry

sqw’uqwtsus | Red Huckleberry

tushnets | Saskatoon Berry

tushnets | Saskatoon Berry

p’i’p’q’i’as | Snowberry

p’i’p’q’i’as | Snowberry

sxwesum | Soapberry

sxwesum | Soapberry

xuw’xuw’iinlhp | Thistle

xuw’xuw’iinlhp | Thistle

sqw’il’muhw | Trailing Blackberry

sqw’il’muhw | Trailing Blackberry

pene’ulhp | Vine Maple

pene’ulhp | Vine Maple

tsulqama’ | Raspberry

tsulqama’ | Raspberry

kwulala’ulhp | Red Alder

kwulala’ulhp | Red Alder

tth’iwuq’ | Red Elderberry

tth’iwuq’ | Red Elderberry

lila’ | Salmonberry

lila’ | Salmonberry

sqewth | Wapato

sqewth | Wapato

qel’q | Rose

qel’q | Rose

t’ets’ulhp | Hardhack

t’ets’ulhp | Hardhack

tth’qinlhp | Western Hemlock

tth’qinlhp | Western Hemlock

kw'ulxeen | Rattlesnake Plantain

kw’ulxeen | Rattlesnake Plantain

ts’qw’ulhp | Sitka Spruce

ts’qw’ulhp | Sitka Spruce

stth’equn | Cattail

stth’equn | Cattail

saaqw’ | Cow Parsnip

saaqw’ | Cow Parsnip

suqeen | Bracken Fern

suqeen | Bracken Fern

sxu’enhween | Common Plantain

sxu’enhween | Common Plantain

q’it’a’ulhp | Honeysuckle

q’it’a’ulhp | Honeysuckle

p’tth’une’ulhp | Juniper

p’tth’une’ulhp | Juniper

tl’usip | Licorice Fern

tl’usip | Licorice Fern

qethulhp | Ocean Spray

qethulhp | Ocean Spray

tth’uykwikw | Blue Elderberry

tth’uykwikw | Blue Elderberry

q’ey’xulhp | Cascara

q’ey’xulhp | Cascara

tth’uxwun’ | Chokecherry

tth’uxwun’ | Chokecherry

tsuw’nulhp | Cottonwood

tsuw’nulhp | Cottonwood

qwum’tsal’s | Cranberry

qwum’tsal’s | Cranberry

qw’si’unlhp | Cypress

qw’si’unlhp | Cypress

p’qw’axw | Hazelnut

p’qw’axw | Hazelnut

kwi’txulhp | Pacific Flowering Dogwood

kwi’txulhp | Pacific Flowering Dogwood

tuw’tuw’uluqup | Bracket Fungus

tuw’tuw’uluqup | Bracket Fungus

q’uxmin | Desert Parsley

q’uxmin | Desert Parsley

shewuq | Wild Carrot

shewuq | Wild Carrot

qw’uxwi’uts | Nodding Onion

qw’uxwi’uts | Nodding Onion

me’hwulhp | Labrador Tea

me’hwulhp | Labrador Tea

speenhw | Camas

speenhw | Camas

xum’xum’ | Common Horsetail

xum’xum’ | Common Horsetail

luluts’ulhp | Oregon Grape (Dull)

luluts’ulhp | Oregon Grape (Dull)

sunni’ulhp | Oregon Grape (Tall)

sunni’ulhp | Oregon Grape (Tall)

t’eqe’ | Salal

t’eqe’ | Salal

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sxu’enhween | Common Plantain

sxu’enhween | Common Plantain

Common plantain is a widespread introduced plant that regularly occurs as a weed in lawns as well as along roadsides and elsewhere.
This plant is commonly referred to locally as “frog leaf.” The leaves of this plant have been used as a poultice for sores and wounds.