Published on Lost Valley Educational Center and Intentional Community (http://www.lostvalley.org)

The Kalapuyan Resource Base

compiled by Bill Burwell

Common name
Scientific name
Part(s)
Use(s)
SHRUBS:



tall Oregon grapeBerberis aquifoliumberries
food
"
"
berries and roots
dye
low Oregon grapeBerberis nervosaberries
food
"
"
berries and roots
dye
serviceberryAmelanchier alnifoliaberries
food
ocean sprayHolodiscus discolorstems
arrow shafts, pipestems
little wild roseRosa gymnocarpahips
food

Pacific dewberry

Rubus ursinusberries
food
"
"
vine
snare material
salmonberryRubus spectabilisberries
food
thimbleberryRubus parviflorusberries
food
blackcap raspberryRubus leucodermisberries
food

vine maple

Acer circinatumstems
snare, fishweir material
Pacific dogwoodCornus nuttalliileaves and inner bark
smoke, medicine

kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursiberries
food
"
"
leaves
smoke
red huckleberryVaccinium parvifoliumberries
food
Olallie huckleberryVaccinium spp.berries
food
blue elderberrySambucus mexicanaberries
food
snowberrySymphoricarpos albusberries
food
willowSalix spp.stems
basketry

osoberry (Indian plum)

Oemlaria cerasiformis

fruit
food
salalGaultheria shallonfruit
food
TREES:



western red cedarThuja plicatabark and wood
weaving, tools, canoe, house materials
Oregon white oakQuercus garryananut
food
chinquapinChrysolepis chrysophyllanut
food

Pacific yew

Taxus brevifoliawood
bows, house uprights

beaked hazelnut

Corylus cornuta var. californicanut
food

Oregon ash

Fraxinus latifoliawood
tool shafts
Sitka spruce Picea sitchensisroots and wood
basketry, tool shafts
HERBACEOUS PLANTS:



camas

Camassia spp.
roots
food

tarweed

Madia spp.
seeds
food
wild onionAllium spp.root bulb
food

Oregon iris

Iris tenaxleaves
fiber for rope, for thread, and for fishing line
cattailThypha latifoliashoots and reeds
food, mat material
wild strawberryFragaria spp.fruit
food
lupineLupinus spp.
seeds
food
bracken fernPteridium aquilinumshoots
food
skunk cabbageLysichiton americanusshoots
food
bear grass (squaw grass, elk grass, fire lily)
Xerophyllum tenaxgrass blades
fiber material
stinging nettleUrtica dioicashoot and stem
food, fiber material




















ANIMALS:



Elk
Salmon
Crawfish
Heron
Deer
Trout
Freshwater Mussel
Grouse
Bear
Eel
Grasshopper
Quail
Rabbit
Carp
Wood Grub
Pileated Woodpecker
Squirrel

Snake
Goose
Porcupine

Frog
Duck
Beaver

Snail

Muskrat



 


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http://www.lostvalley.org/nativeplantspc/burwell