Oregon Grape

SKWXWÚ7MESH NAME: SÉLIY̓AY̓

HƏN̓Q̓ƏMIN̓ƏM̓ NAME: SUNII, SUNII’ (BERRIES); SUNII’ULHP (PLANT)

LATIN NAME: AQUIFOLIUM

Oregon grape: creative commons: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

LOCATION:

Western Turtle Island, from Southern B.C. to California; East of Turtle Island, particularly in the Great Lakes region

SEASONAL CHANGES:

Evergreen shrub; its leathery, holly-like compound leaves turn red or purple in winter and green in summer

Blooms bright yellow flowers in spring

Blueberries start to appear May to April, berries ripen July to September

USES:

Berries are tart and used to create jellies and jams

The root is highly medicinal and used for liver, eye, and gall-bladder problems; used to treat psoriasis, anti-microbial and anti-fungal

Inner yellow bark and roots can be turned into a bright yellow dye

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