Plants & Uses Archive
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Xaweqál
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Qá:thelhp
Oceanspray (aka Ironwood)
Holodiscus discolor
Q'áyxelhp
Cascara
Rhamnus pushiana
Tl'íkw'iyelhp
Kinnikinnik / Bearberry (aka Indian tobacco)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Sp'á:th'elhp
Currant, Red Flowering
Ribes sanguineum
Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
St'áxet
Onion, Nodding
Allium cernuum
Xaweqál
Fern, Parsley (aka American Rockbrake)
Cryptogramma crispa
Xaxt'ó:les
Trillium
Trillium ovatum
Móqwem
Labrador Tea / Swamp Tea
Ledum groenlandicum
Lhó:me
Clover, Red
Trifolium pratense
T'emó:sa
Dock, Yellow / Curly (aka Wild rhubarb)
Rumex crispus
Q'emówelhp
Maple, Broadleaf / Bigleaf
Acer Macrophyllum
T'emó:sa
Dock, Bitter / Round-Leaved
Rumex obtusifolius
Elílá:lhp
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
T'elémelhp
Cherry, Wild Bitter
Prunus imarginata
St'él'exel
Coltsfoot
Petasites frigidus
Primrose, Evening (aka Evening Star, or King’s Cure-All)
Oenothera biennis
Qw'emétxw
Yellow Pond-Lily / Spatterdock
Nuphar polysepalum
Stl'éleqw'
Lily, Chocolate
Fritillaria lanceolata
T'á:ts'ehlp
Spiraea / Western Hardhack
Spiraea douglasii