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Plants in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World

Some Hul’q’umi’num’ Plants

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sqewth | Wapato

sqewth | Wapato

This aquatic plant grows from tuber-producing rhizomes and produces arrowhead-shaped leaves and white flowers. This word (sqewth) also applies to the introduced potato.
Both the tubers (potato-like structures) and rhizomes (specialized stems) are starchy and edible.