Ethnobotany of the Forest
By Gwyn Sproule October 2001
24 07 2007Plants are listed in order of dominance.
For Ethnobotanical uses see Plants of Coastal British Columbia. Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon, Comp. and Ed. Lone Pine Publishing, 1994.
ISBN 1-55105-042-0.
Copies available at the Vancouver Island Regional Library.
Call Number: 581.9711.
Ferns
- Sword Fern -Polystichum munitum
- Deer Fern -Blechnum spicant
- Lady Fern -Athyrium filix-femina
Shrubs
- Oregon Grape - Mahonia nervosa
- Red Huckleberry - Vaccinium parviflorum
- Salal - Gaultheria shallon
- Cascara - Rhamnus purshiana
- Salmonberry - Rubus spectabilis
Forbes (flowering plants)
- Vanilla Leaf - Achlys triphylla
- Bunchberry - Cornus canadensis (also called Dwarf Dogwood)
- Foamflower - Tiarella trifoliata
- One-sided Wintergreen -Orthilia secunda
Mushrooms
- Chanterelle - Cantherellus cibarius
- Pine Mushroom -Armillaria ponderosa
- Varnished Conk -Ganoderma Tsugae (close relative of Ling Chih)
- Coral Mushroom - Ramaria Spec
Trees
- Hemlock - Tsuga heterophylla (predominant species)
- Douglas Fir - Pseudotsuga menziesii (approx. 80 years old)
- Western Red Cedar - Thuja plicata
- Western Yew - Taxus brevifolia (also called Pacific Yew)
- Red Alder - Alnus rubra
- Bitter Cherry - Prunus emarginata