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chaa-nuen young shoot of a plant
cheee-gery huckleberry
cheee-shep' flower, flowering plant
che-gee chinquapin tree
che-ge-mem 'we-cheee-shep' kind of plant
chekw-chem acorns decayed in soft clay, acorns black from soaking
che-meen hog's fennel, doctor's pain
cher-nuep' licorice fern
cherr-nuen sprout, young plant
cherr-nuep' a fern species, used for medicine for a cough
che'-lon any standing dead tree, especially a spruce tree
chkeep-'erhl snowdrop flower
chkeep-'o'r a type of plant
chkee'-wor clover
chkoh-peen blackcap, wild raspberry, black raspberry
chue-lue nee nep wild parsley
chyer-'er'y 'ue-moh-ka' a tree with long red berries
chyer-'er'y 'uep-yah bearberries
ch'e'-gee' black oak, live oak
haa-lop glue from a tree
haa-moh bear grass, used in basket making
har-puen mint, mint tea
ha-'aag nee ye-guen alum root
hee'nk-'ehl white oak
he-ga'p-'oh cottonwood
he-goo-re-keech yerba buena tea, vine tea
her-gerr-werhl flowering dogwood
herh-hlkerh brodiaea bulb, bulb, potato, tumor, tumor
her'-k'werh 'wech-pe-ga'r California poppy
her'-k'werh 'we-nep pale sweet pea
he-wo-mes a large plant growing in swampy places, a plant made into humonah by pounding in hot water
he'-wo-nek wild oats
hl'er-keech large wild rose with big hips
hl'oh-kohl 'we-nerh thunder berry
ho-leehl hazel shoot, hazel sticks (used in basket making), hazel
ho-leehl kaap' hazel
ho-leehl 'wer-nerh hazelnuts
ho-mo-nah live oak
ho'-mo-no' tanoak
ho-'o-lek brake fern, bracken fern
ho-'ow cedar
hue-'ueh nut
hue-'uuep' hazel
kaa-mes 'ue-kaap' skunk cabbage
kaa-mes 'wer-nerh slim solomon
kaap' gather greenery, leaf, leaves, greenery, brush, grass, the wild
kaap-'ehl brush (vegetation)
kah-kah 'we-nep hog's fennel
keehl redwood tree
keekw-ten moss, rotten wood
kerh-peen thimbleberry, thimbleberry tree
kerh-peen 'ue-se-gon a tree with fluttering leaves used in a medicine
kerh-per' thimbleberry tree
kerm-serhl large white edible mushroom
ke-ro-me-cha' sugar pine tree, bullpine, Ponderosa pine
ker'-merkws tanoak mushroom
ke'-ween 'ue-par redbud
ke'-ween 'wer-nerh Indian peach
kle-'uep-'oh clover, brush, flora
koh-chehl soaproot, soapwort, large brodiaea bulb, wild potato
kot-ko-tee'r wild celery
kot-ko-tee'r 'ue-se-gon gambleweed
kreeech a plant used as a herb
kweech a plant with large leaves
kwerch a plant (sp.) with large leaves
kwery-terp an edible plant with white flowers
kwes-cheen strawberry
k'errch' 'we-cheee-shep' lupin
k'errch' 'wer-nerh twinberry
k'etk-'ehl sweet colt's foot
la-'a-sehl a poisonous plant (sp.)
lehl-kem skunk cabbage leaves
ley-chehl blackberry
le'-wo'l greasewood, snowbrush
luuehl long grass, wild iris, iris stem (used for twine), twine
mah-kew salal
mah-kuehl salal berry
me-chaa-nep' tansy, yarrow, wormwood
me-go-'oh pepper nuts, pepperwood nuts
mehl che-gee-shew shootingstar (flower)
mehl re-gookw-seen cheee-shep' mission bells (plant)
mekw-ta' stump
me-no-men Juneberry
merk 'we-cheee-shep' lupin, lupine
merr' baccharis consanguinea (plant)
me-se'n lichen for dyeing yellow, yellow moss, tree moss
mes-kaap' leaves, leaves used for flavoring and storing seaweed
mes-kwe-rep straw, dry grass
mes-te-nekw ferns used to line baskets
me-weehl 'wech-pe-ga'r fat solomon, false solomon's seal
me-wee-peehl waist, tree trunk
me-wee'r be long and smooth, tree
me'-gech trillium
me'-le-toy Indian sandpaper, grows 6ft tall
me'-yehl stinging nettle
me'-yehl 'ue-se-gon soft-leaf nettle, dumb nettle
me'yk'-we-lep' poison oak
me'yk'-we-luuep' poison oak
moh-ka' wild gooseberry, wild currant
murnee-per-nee thistle
muuehl-muuehl berry of Indian peach tree
muue-lo-muuel Indian peach, mulberry, wild currant
nee-kwech 'wer-nerh red gooseberry
ne-nee'r black salmonberry
nep wild parsley, greens, hay
ne-po-yech clover
ne-po-yoch greens, hay
ne-po-yon wild parsley, greens, hay
nerh-pery berry
nerh-per-yuuep' huckleberry bush
ner-ler-mer-kerhl stump
ne'-muuep' vetch, lupine
no-leet burl (on a redwood tree)
now-rep'-ch'oy weed
pah-kwo' willow, red willow
pa-'aap' ladyfern, woodwardia fern (dyed in alder juice and used in basket making)
pa-'aap' se-gon a fern (sp. ?California wood fern)
pa-'a-reek se-gon trillium
pe-chog sugar-pine nut
pe-cho-goo' sugar pine with long cones
pe-cho-loo' sugar-pine tree
pee-ches peach
peeesh pea
pee-'ee-tah ironwood
per-gern small willow, blue willow
per-gers-'erh manzanita berries, manzanita vine
per-ger' Oregon oak
per-ger-'erh black oak
per-ger-'erh woo-mehl black oak acorns
per-ger'y moldy acorns, sorrel
per-kwer-ner' Indian rhubarb
perw-kween onion
pes-'es hemlock
pe-ton small red clover with edible roots
pkwo-'o-lo' maple
ploo-saakw black oak acorn
poh-sey madrone berry, holly berry, Christmas berries
po-po-luehl skunk cabbage
pue-mo-nah redbud
pue-see 'wech-pe-ga'r cat's ears
puuek 'wrhlkerh firecracker (plant)
puuek 'wech-pe-ga'r bluebell
puuek 'wes-'ech deer horn
puuen cherry
puue-no-maap' dogwood
pyaap' manzanita tree, manzanita bush
pyah manzanita berry
pyer-kerm roasted green acorns, acorns cooked in shells, freshly cooked acorns
raak nee ye'y stem of maidenhair fern (used in baskets)
rep'-choy weed garden
re'-go' maidenhair fern, five-fingered fern
roo-get tanoak bark, oak bark
roo-wo's he-goh a plant whose leaves are used for colds
ro-'o-tet an edible grasslike plant with white stems
sah-seep' buck brush, blue blossom
sa-'ahl 'wa-'ah redwood rose
sa-'ahl 'we-cheee-shep' redwood rose
sa-'am a shrub bearing red berries, "mock holly"
see-shon brake fern (ho'olek) root
se-gep 'we-cheeek poppy
se-gep 'we-cheee-shep' poppy
sekws parsley
sekw-soh wild parsnip
se-po-lah nee ye-guen gentian
se-wom brown shelled acorn
ska-'a-weehl nine bark
skep-'ol wyethia angustifolia
slah-po' brodiaea fiber brush
sloo-wehl wild oats
sloyhl-ke-to' 'wer-nerh red huckleberry
sme-keesh a tree being trimmed
soool yew
soo' cascara tree, chittamwood, cascara tree bark used as laxative
sruuek'-wee columbine, red columbine
stohs-tek' small fir tree
s'e' 'we-nerh madrone berry
s'e'-goh madrone tree
ta-'a-mo' red elder tree, elderberry bush
ta-'a-mo' 'wer-nerh elderberry
te-ge-tor salmonberry shoots
tek-te-koh patch, stick, bedstraw (a sticky plant)
tekws-key manroot, wild cucumber, pickle
te-ne-new clump of grass
te-poo tree, large fir tree
te-poo-nohl forest, in a forest
ter-keeek-serch a poisonous mushroom
ter-perh stem, stalk
ter-perr-ner' small fir tree, large fir tree
te-ton rush (plant)
te-wol nee te-poo spruce tree
te-wo-lew nee te-poo Sitka spruce
tmekw-ten hollow tree, hollow stump
toh-poh wild iris
toy-kem camas (plant)
tron-koh wild potato
tue-mo-noks tule (plant)
tuuep sword fern
tuuep-tuuep sword fern
t'ohl-t'ohl nee 'e'-goh monkey flower
t'ro't-'et' an edible plant
t'ue-mee'n it is soft, it is tender, it is rotten
wah-kwe-la' poison oak
we-chew chinquapin nut
we-lo-gooch soapstone, pitchy part of wood
we-neephl shelled acorn, cleaned acorn, dried acorn
wer'-nerr Indian sandpaper, grows 2ft tall
wer't-nerr mare's tail, horse tail
wey-yok-seep Labrador tea
wo-go-ruep' plant whose leaves are used for wrapping fish
woh-ke-lo' pepperwood
Woh-pe-kue-mew 'ue-me-sew pink honeysuckle
Woh-pe-kue-mew 'we-no-'oy lady's-slipper, calypso orchid
Woh-pe-kue-mew 'we-no-'oy se-gon pitcher plant
won-kew leached acorns, leaching acorns
won-ke-wek' I leach acorns, I make bread
woo-les shelled (unground) acorn
woo-mehl acorns (generic), acorns (as gathered, in shell)
wor-me'y 'we-cheee-shep' escholtzia
wo-'o-mehl shelled acorn
'ah-ke-choyp' thorn, prickle
'ah-ke-choyp' 'wer-nerh blackberry
'ah-ke-choyp-'ehl mass of briar bushes
'erp-lers apple
'err-werh grass
'er-wern salmonberry
'er-wer-ner' salmonberry bush
'e-waa salmonberry bush
'o-toy an edible bulb
'uek-'eer-'ue' salmonberry juice
'ue-we-sek nicotine
'war-kwech bark
'wehl-koh bulrush, cattail, tule mat
'wehl-kwe-nep' wild ginger
'werh-tuuep' Indian greens
'wer-'err-gerch alder (used for orange dye)
'wer'hl-p'ee-terk root, willow root
'wes-kaap' crab grass, green
'wes-kem crab grass, cut and dried
'wes-kwe-lekws rope of wild grapevine, grapevine
'wes-kwe-lekws 'wer-nerh grape
'wes-kwen branch of a tree
'wes-kwe-net branch of a tree when cut off
'woh-peg spruce root (used in basket making)
'woo-gey wee' 'wer-nerh apple
'wo'hl-p'e'y angelica root, bitter part of a fish