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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.