Sambucus cerulea Raf. | blue elderberry | th’ikwukwulhp

  • Allison Brooke McCabe Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Keywords: elderberry, blue elder, blue elderberry, coast salish, dye plants, medicinal plants, wetland, wet meadow

Abstract

This article describes the botany and ecology of Sambucus cerulea Raf. (blue elderberry) a tall fruiting shrub that is used as a medicinal, food, wood, and dye plant by the Coast Salish people.

Sambucus cerulea - leaf and fruit
Published
2018-11-30
How to Cite
McCabeAllison Brooke. 2018. “Sambucus Cerulea Raf. | Blue Elderberry | th’ikwukwulhp”. Logan Creek Decolonization Project Journal 1 (1), 13-16. https://journals.kpu.ca/index.php/LCDP/article/view/249.
Issue
Vol 1 No 1 (2018): Indigenous Food + Medicine + Technology Plants on Logan Creek: I
Section
Articles

Copyright (c) 2018 Allison Brooke McCabe

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