OREGON GRAPE
Scientific Names
Mahonia Aquifolium (Tall), Mahonia Nervosa (Low)
Common Names
Tall Oregon Grape, Low Oregon Grape, Oregon hollygrape, Oregon grapeholly, and Holly-leaved barberry
Common Names
Bull kelp, bull whip kelp, ribbon kelp
First Nation Names
Q’am (Hul’qumi’num) or Husmin (Nuu-chah-nulth)
Family
Laminariaceae
Identification
Common name(s): cattails, bulrush, reedmace [1]
Scientific Name(s): Typha latifolia
Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana)
Figure 1. Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana) image showing flower, leaf and hip. (source: Seaton, L. 2011)
Common Name: Nootka Rose
Scientific Name: Rosa nutkana
Island Hulkemel’em Name: qel'qulhp
VINE MAPLE
Latin name: Acer circinatum
Common names: Vine Maple
First nations names: Hulkemel’em - síits’əłp (upriver)
Family: Aceraceae
Identification:
English Ivy
Common Names
Pacific Crab Apple, Oregon Crab Apple, Crab Apple
First Nation Names
Hul’q’umi’num: Qwa'up-ulhp (Seymour et al., 2015)
Common Names:
Arbutus, madrone, Pacific madrone
First Nation Names:
qaanlhp (Hul’q’umi’num) (1)
Family:
Ericaeae (heather)
Caution(s): None.
Identification:
