- sqw’il’muhw
- sq̓ʷil̓məxʷ
- N
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blackberry
Details
- Parse string
- s=√qw’ul=muhw=STA
- Interlinear gloss
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s= qw’ul =muhw
- sqw’il’muhw
- sq̓ʷil̓məxʷ
- Noun
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blackberry, blackberries
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- This is the only native blackberry species in British Columbia. The fruits are edible and the leaves, after they have turned reddish, may be used to make a tea. This plant grows abundantly where fires have occurred.
- Binomial name
- [Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. (Pacific trailing blackberry)]