Island Halkomelem Name(s): lhuq'us
Downriver Halkomelem Name(s):
Upriver Halkomelem Name(s):
Standard English Name(s): edible seaweed, laver
Scientific Name(s): Porphyra abbottae Krishnamurthy (formerly considered to be P. perforata J. Agardh.) and possibly other Porphyra spp.

Island Halkomelem Name(s): c'aqwa'
Downriver Halkomelem Name(s): c'aqwe'
Upriver Halkomelem Name(s):
Standard English Name(s): skunk cabbage
Scientific Name: Lysichiton americanum Hult. & St. John

Island Halkomelem Name(s): sxhwesum (fruit) / xhwesumulhp (bush)

Downriver Halkomelem Name(s): sxhwesum
Upriver Halkomelem Name(s): sxhwosum
Standard English Name(s): soapberry
Scientific Name(s): Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

Island Halkomelem Name(s): t'ec'ulhp Low bandwidth video / High bandwidth video
Downriver: t'ec'ulhp
Upriver: t'ec'ulhp
English Name: spirea/hardhack
Scientific Name: Spiraea douglasii Hook.

Island Halkomelem Name(s): c'qw'ulhp
Downriver: c'qw'ulhp
Upriver: c'qw'ulhp
English Name: spruce, sitka
Scientific Name: Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.

Island Halkomelem Name(s): st'ilukw' (Nanaimo, fruit) / st'ilukw'ulhp (Nanaimo, plant) / 3sciy'u (fruit) / sc'iy'u'ulhp (plant)
Downriver:sc'iy'e (fruit), sc'iy'e'ulhp (plant)
Upriver:sch'i:ye (fruit), sch'iy'e:lhp (plant)
English Name: strawberry, coastal
Scientific Name: Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Duch., F. vesca L., and F. virginiana Duch.

Island Halkomelem Name(s): t'uqwum (fruit) / Low bandwidth video / High bandwidth video
Downriver: t'qwum (fruit), t'qwumulhp (shrub)
Upriver: t'qwum (fruit), t'qwumulhp (shrub)
English Name: thimbleberry
Scientific Name: Rubus parviflorus Nutt.

Island Halkomelem Name(s): sqewth / Low bandwidth video / High bandwidth video
Downriver: sqewth, xhuwqw'uw's
Upriver:sqe: wth, sququwithulh (Tait), xhoqw'o:ls (Chilliwack)
English Name: wapato (potato)
Scientific Name: Sagittaria latifolia Willd. var. latifolia (and Solanum tuberosum L., potato)

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Island Halkomelem Plant Name(s): p'i'p'q'i'as (fruit)
Downriver: pupqaya:sulhp, quwewulhp (shrub)
Upriver: pupq'uya:s (fruit), quwawulhp (shrub)
English Name: snowberry, waxberry
Scientific Name: Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake

Island Halkomelem Plant Name(s): Halkomelem Plant Name
Downriver: tl'uleqw'ulhp
Upriver: xewuqel ('carrotlike')
English Name: yarrow
Scientific Name: Achillea millefolium L.

Island Halkomelem Plant Name(s): tuxhwa'culhp
Downriver: tuxhwa'culhp
Upriver: tuxhwuculhp
English Name: yew, pacific
Scientific Name: Taxus brevifolia Nutt.