| Common Name | Botanical Name | SENĆOŦEN | Hul’q’umi’num’ | NATIVE to Pacific Northwest? |
| Vine Maple | Acer circinatum (‘Pacific Fire’ variety) | PENÁEȽĆ | p’ene’ulhp | YES |
| Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida x C. nuttallii (‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ hybrid) | ȻETXIȽĆ | kwi’txulhp, or kwii-kwi’t-xulhp | C. nuttallii is (see below) |
| Tall Oregon-grape | Berberis aquifolium | SENI¸ [berries]/ SENI¸IȽĆ [bush] | luluts’ulhp [“yellow plant”] | YES |
| Red-flowering Currant | Ribes sanguineum | W̱IW̱Q [berries]/ W̱IW̱QIȽĆ [bush] | hwihwukw’ [with berries] / sqwuliius [bush without berries] | YES |
| Evergreen Huckleberry | Vaccinium ovatum | YI¸XEM¸ | yey’xum’ | YES |
| Snowberry or Waxberry | Symphoricarpos albus | PEPKÍOŦ [berries]/ PEPKÍOŦIȽĆ [bush] | p’up’q’iyaas [berries]; p’up’q’iyaasulhp [bush] | YES |
| Salal | Gaultheria shallon | DAḴE¸ [berries]/ DḴÁ¸IȽĆ [bush] | t’eqe’ [berries and bush] | YES |
| Creeping Oregon-grape | Berberis repens | sunii, sunii’ [berries]/ sunii’ulhp [bush] (of closely related Berberis nervosa) | Native to SE BC | |
| Deer Fern | Blechnum spicant | SEḴÁÁN / SEḴÁN | se’uq | YES |
| Sword Fern | Polystichum munitum | ŦXÁLEM / SŦXȺLEM | sthexelum /s-thxelum | YES |
| Coastal Strawberry | Fragaria chiloensis | DIL¸EḰ [berries]/ DIL¸EḰIȽĆ [plant] [for all wild strawberries] | st’i’luqw [for F. chiloensis and F. virginiana] | YES |
| Other IMPORTANT native plants that Elsie’s daughter SELILIYE (Belinda Claxton) recommends: | ||||
| Salmonberry bush | Rubus spectabilis | ELILE¸IȽĆ | lila’ [berries]/ sthé’thq’i [edible shoots] | YES |
| Thimbleberry bush | Rubus parviflorus | EḰEṈIȽĆ | t’uqwum’ [berries]/ lhequ or sthé’thq’i [edible shoots]/ t’uqwum’-úlhp [bush] | YES |
| Blackcap, or Black Raspberry | Rubus leucodermis | NEKIXȾ₭OME [berries]/ Ⱦ₭OM¸E¸IȽĆ [plant] | tsulqama’, tsulqamu [berries] [also “raspberries”] | YES |
| Oceanspray, or Arrowwood | Holodiscus discolor | KÁȾEȽĆ | q’eythulhp | YES |
| Nootka Wild Rose | Rosa nutkana | ḴȺL,Ḵ (flowers)/ ḴE,LEḴ (hips)/ ḴELḴE IȽĆ (bush) | qél’q (flowers)/ qél’eq (hips)/ qel’qulhp (bush) | YES |
| Note: Our native flowering dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) is currently being affected by a fungus causing leaf spotting and defoliation. Eddie’s White Wonder is a cross between this species, and an Eastern North American species, Cornus florida. | ||||
Many thanks to Dr. Nancy Turner for her expertise and generosity in helping us to develop this plant table.
