Ílhtelstexw Te Shxwelí

Máts'íyelhp

(tree)

Máts'el

(berry)

Hawthorn, Black

Crataegus douglasii

Origins
INDIGENOUS
INTRODUCED
Niche/Zone
1
2
3
4

Ecology

Grows at Low to middle elevations.

Commonly found in: Moist, open areas, forest edges, shorelines, stream sides, coastal bluffs.

Uses

Food
  • Berries ripen in August, and are eaten fresh or dried.
Medicine
  • Bark is heart medicine and blood thinner. Also reduces swelling.
  • Relieves diarrhea, and treats kidney disease and insomnia.
Material
  • Thorns used as prongs on rakes for catching herring, and for fish hooks.
  • Hard wood carved into tool handles.