Native Plants at SṈIDȻEȽ
Trees
CommonLatinSENĆOŦEN
ArbutusArbutus menziesiiḰEḰEIȽĆ
Bigleaf mapleAcer macrophyllumȾŦÁ,EȽĆ
Black cottonwood poplarPopulus balsamifera spp trichocarpaĆEU,N-EȽĆ or ĆEU,N-EȽP
Douglas firPseudotsuga menziesiiJSÁY
Garry oakQuercus garryannaĆEṈÁȽĆ
Grand balsam firAbies grandisDEW̱I,EȽĆ or SḰEMÁYEḴS
Red alderAlnus rubraSḰOLṈEȽĆ
Western redcedarThuja plicataXPÁY-Tree XEXPȺ-Plank SLEWI-Inner Bark JELȺ-Bark Outer Bark XPÁY,ÁSES-Branches SȾESTÁSES-Withes for Rope XȺEX̱TEN-Withe Rope ȻEMLEX-Roots
Shrubs
Evergreen huckleberry Vaccinium ovatumYIYXEM-Berries YIYXEM-Bush
Indian plum a.k.a. June Plum a.k.a. Bird Cherry a.k.a. Oso BerryOemleria cerasiformisȾEX̱EN-Fruit ȾEX̱EN IȽĆ-Bush
Nootka roseRosa nutkanaḴELḴ-Flowers ḴILEḴ-Fruit/Hips ḴELḴE IȽĆ-Bush
OceansprayHolodiscus discolorKÁȾEȽĆ
Red-flowering currantRibes sanguineumW̱IW̱Q-Berries W̱IW̱Q ,IȽĆ-Bush
Red-osier dogwoodCornus sericeaNEȻIM SX̱EL,I,EȽĆ
Red elderberrySambucus racemosaȾIWEK-Berries ȾIWEK IȽĆ-Bush
SalalGaultheria shallomDAḴE,-Berries DAḴE IȽĆ-Bush
SalmonberryRubus spectabilisELILE-Berries ELILE IȽĆ-Bush ŦÁ,ŦKI-Edible Sprouts
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifoliaSĆI,SEṈ-Berries SĆI,SEṈIȽĆ-Bush
Tall Oregon grapeMahonia aquilfoliumSENI,-Berries SENI,IȽĆ-Plant
Trailing blackberryRubus ursinusS₭ELÁLṈEW-Berries S₭ELÁLṈEW̱IȽĆ-Vines
Herbs
Stinging nettleUrtica dioicaȾEX,ȾEX or ȾEX,TEN
SilverweedPotentilla sp.
Yerba BuenaSatureja douglasiiTI,IȽĆ
Western TrilliumTrillium ovatum
Ferns
Licorice fernPolypodium glycyrrhizaṮESIP
SwordfernPolystichum munitumSŦXÁLEM
Lady fernAthyrium filix-feminaLEḴLEḴȺ
Maidenhair fernAdiantum sp.


SENĆOŦEN Plant Name Reference:
Turner, Nancy. Hebda, Richard J. (2012). Saanich Ethnobotany.
Victoria, BC: Royal British Columbia Museum.
Wendy Anthony
wanthony @ uvic.ca
2017-11-03