tl’ikw’iyelhp

Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: tl’ikw’iyelhp

Taxon Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

“Common” Name: bearberry

Cultural Values:

food

medicinal

spiritual

Ecological Community: Forests

Wikipedia summary:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a plant species of the genus Arctostaphylos widely distributed across circumboreal regions of the subarctic Northern Hemisphere. Kinnikinnick (from the Unami for “smoking mixture”) is a common name in Canada and the United States. Growing up to 30 centimetres (12 inches) in height, the leaves are evergreen. The flowers are white to pink and the fruit is a red berry

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Observational Data:
First reported: 2010-05-22
Source: Hunterston
Last reported: 2010-05-22
Source: Hunterston
Obervation count: 1