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Salal

Gaultheria shallon ~ Heath Family


Lummi: t’aqe-ilhch
Nooksack: t’áqa7ay7

Ethnobotany
Large quantities of dark purple berries
were picked, mashed & dried
Habitat Value
Twigs eaten by deer
Fruit eaten by towhees & other ground
feeding birds & a variety of mammals
Characteristics
Evergreen shrub with thick, glossy, green, egg-
shaped leaves & pinkish bell-shaped flowers
Grows in thickets in coastal forests, two to six feet high,
spreading by suckering & sprouting
Sponsors Artist
Lindsey Belsher
Elaine and Mike McRory
Whatcom Middle School

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