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Qá:thelhp
"Prong of fish spear tree/plant"
Oceanspray/"Ironwood"
Holodiscus discolor


Indigenous
Food and Medicinal Uses:
Fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.
Tea is made for a tonic.
Medicine for internal bleeding, diarrhea, stomach upset, and colds.
Bark dried and powdered as a treatment for burns.
Other Uses:
Qá:thelhp is a very hard wood - called "ironwood."
Used for qá:thexw (fish spear prongs), salmon barbecue sticks, arrow shafts, needles for bulrush mats, and knitting needles.
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