Ílhtelstexw Te Shxwelí

T'qwémelhp

(plant)

T'qwém

(berry)

Stháthqiy

(shoots)

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Origins
INDIGENOUS
INTRODUCED
Niche/Zone
1
2
3
4

Ecology

Grows at Low to subalpine elevations.

Commonly found in: Open forests, clearings, shorelines. Often grow alongside red alder.

Uses

Food
  • Tender sweet shoots peeled and eaten fresh in the spring.
  • Berries ripened in July and are eaten fresh, dried, or mashed and dried as cakes.
Material
  • Leaves used to clean slime from fish when butchering.