Ocean Spray / Iron Wood

Photo Credit: iNat User: birdboy100
 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122599935
Photo Credit: iNat User: birdboy100 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122599935

q̓ét̓ᶱəɫč                              (lək ̓ʷəŋən)

Ocean spray / Ironwood   (English)

Qeth’ulhp                          (Hul’q’umi’num)

KÁȾEȽĆ                           (SENĆOŦEN)

La spirée discolore          (French)

Holodiscus discolor          (Scientific)

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Lək ̓ʷəŋən plant name sourced from Living Labs project at UVic:

https://livinglabproject.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PlantGuide_Mar23_2021.pdf

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We hope you visit the Swan Lake Native Plant Garden and enjoy the culturally and ecologically significant native plants cultivated here on lək̓ʷəŋən territories.