Contents
Sharing: A Prologue
Acknowledgments
This Ethnobotanical Guidebook: How It Came to Be and How to Use It
A Note about Using Plants
1. Ethnobotany in the Land of the Quinault
Enduring Relationships, from the Summits to the Sea
The Wisdom and Logic of Traditional Plant Management
The Displacement and Endurance of Quinault Plant Traditions
2. Trees of the Forest and Forested Riparian Areas
Western Redcedar
Sitka Spruce
Western Hemlock
Douglas-Fir
Pines
Western Yew
Pacific Crabapple
Red Alder
Black Cottonwood
Bigleaf Maple
Vine Maple
Willows
Cascara, or Chittem
3. Shrubs for Food and Medicine
Indian Tea
Devil’s Club
Huckleberries and Blueberries
Salmonberry
Blackcaps, or “Black Raspberry”
Blackberries
Elderberries
Salal
Wild Currants and Gooseberries
Wild Rose
4. Other Important Plants of Meadows, Wetlands, and the Forest Floor
Beargrass
Sweetgrass
Cattail
Camas
Fireweed
Cow Parsnip
Skunk Cabbage
Stinging Nettle
Palmate Coltsfoot
Native Strawberries
Wild Cranberry
Wild Mint
Horsetails
Ferns
Image Credits
Selected Glossary
Selected Sources on Quinault Plant Use
Index