q’umun’ulhp
q’umun’ulhp
q̓əmən̓əłp
Noun
    maple tree
Details
Ethnobiological notes
Bigleaf maple wood has been used for paddles, bowls, spoons, utensils, for carving and to smoke fish. The “sap” (cambium), removed from the layer between the bark and the wood, has been eaten. The winged fruits, which fly through the air like a whirlybird, have been used as a lure for fishing lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) and “red snapper” (or yelloweye rockfish, Sebastes ruberrimus). The large leaves have been used as an undermat for drying some edible fruits and roots.
Binomial name
[Acer macrophyllum Pursh (bigleaf or Oregon maple)]