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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

tsulqama’ | Raspberry

tsulqama’ | Raspberry

kw'ulxeen | Rattlesnake Plantain

kw’ulxeen | Rattlesnake Plantain

kwulala’ulhp | Red Alder

kwulala’ulhp | Red Alder

xpey’ | Red Cedar

xpey’ | Red Cedar

tth’iwuq’ | Red Elderberry

tth’iwuq’ | Red Elderberry

sqw’uqwtsus | Red Huckleberry

sqw’uqwtsus | Red Huckleberry

qel’q | Rose

qel’q | Rose

lila’ | Salmonberry

lila’ | Salmonberry

tushnets | Saskatoon Berry

tushnets | Saskatoon Berry

ts’qw’ulhp | Sitka Spruce

ts’qw’ulhp | Sitka Spruce

p’i’p’q’i’as | Snowberry

p’i’p’q’i’as | Snowberry

sxwesum | Soapberry

sxwesum | Soapberry

t’ets’ulhp | Hardhack

t’ets’ulhp | Hardhack

tth’uxtth’ux | Stinging Nettle

tth’uxtth’ux | Stinging Nettle

xuw’xuw’iinlhp | Thistle

xuw’xuw’iinlhp | Thistle

sqw’il’muhw | Trailing Blackberry

sqw’il’muhw | Trailing Blackberry

wool’ | Tule

wool’ | Tule

pene’ulhp | Vine Maple

pene’ulhp | Vine Maple

sqewth | Wapato

sqewth | Wapato

tth’qinlhp | Western Hemlock

tth’qinlhp | Western Hemlock

tth’uykwikw | Blue Elderberry

tth’uykwikw | Blue Elderberry

suqeen | Bracken Fern

suqeen | Bracken Fern

tuw’tuw’uluqup | Bracket Fungus

tuw’tuw’uluqup | Bracket Fungus

shewuq | Wild Carrot

shewuq | Wild Carrot

q’ey’xulhp | Cascara

q’ey’xulhp | Cascara

stth’equn | Cattail

stth’equn | Cattail

tth’uxwun’ | Chokecherry

tth’uxwun’ | Chokecherry

sxu’enhween | Common Plantain

sxu’enhween | Common Plantain

tsuw’nulhp | Cottonwood

tsuw’nulhp | Cottonwood

saaqw’ | Cow Parsnip

saaqw’ | Cow Parsnip

qwum’tsal’s | Cranberry

qwum’tsal’s | Cranberry

qw’si’unlhp | Cypress

qw’si’unlhp | Cypress

q’uxmin | Desert Parsley

q’uxmin | Desert Parsley

p’qw’axw | Hazelnut

p’qw’axw | Hazelnut

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

qw’uxwi’uts | Nodding Onion

qw’uxwi’uts | Nodding Onion

qethulhp | Ocean Spray

qethulhp | Ocean Spray

kwi’txulhp | Pacific Flowering Dogwood

kwi’txulhp | Pacific Flowering Dogwood

qaanlhp | Arbutus

qaanlhp | Arbutus

speenhw | Camas

speenhw | Camas

p’hwulhp | Oak

p’hwulhp | Oak

xum’xum’ | Common Horsetail

xum’xum’ | Common Horsetail

me’hwulhp | Labrador Tea

me’hwulhp | Labrador Tea

luluts’ulhp | Oregon Grape (Dull)

luluts’ulhp | Oregon Grape (Dull)

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p’hwulhp | Oak

p’hwulhp | Oak

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.