Common Names:
Arbutus, madrone, Pacific madrone
First Nation Names:
qaanlhp (Hul’q’umi’num) (1)
Family:
Ericaeae (heather)
Caution(s): None.
Identification:
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Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Common Name(s): Douglas-fir, Coast Douglas Fir
Scientific Name(s): Pseudotsuga menziesii
Garry Oak (Quercus garryana)
Common Name(s): Garry Oak, Oregon White Oak
Scientific Name(s): Quercus garryana
Grand Fir (Abies grandis)
Common Name(s): Grand fir, balsam fir, lowland white fir, Puget Sound fir, Oregon white fir, silver fir, yellow fir.
Scientific Name(s): Abies grandis
Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Common Name(s): Woodland strawberry
Scientific Name(s): Fragaria vesca
Island Hulkemel’em Name(s): sciy'u (fruit) – No specific word, due to the fact that the vesca species was introduced from Europe.
Family: Vesca
Cautions: None
Oceanspray ( Holodiscus discolor)
Common Name(s): Oceanspray; Ironwood; Hardhack; Mountain Spray
Scientific Name(s): Holodiscus discolor
Black Cottonwood ( Populous trichocarpa)
Common Name(s): Black Cottonwood
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Common Name(s): Stinging Nettle