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Celebrating Wild Food, Wild Medicine, and Wild Idea’s in the Salish Sea Bioregion

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Chicory

Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a versatile and hardy plant known for its bitter-tasting leaves and blue-purple flowers.

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Usnea

Usnea, often referred to as "old man's beard" or "tree moss," is a lichen that thrives within the Salish Sea bioregion

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Arbutus

A tree with distinctive orange-red bark, Qaanlhp is very tolerant of

extremely dry areas and is common on dry rocky bluffs throughout

southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

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Cleavers

Cleavers is characterized by its clinging, velcro-like hairs on its stems and leaves, which allow it to attach to passing objects or other vegetation.

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Salal

T’eqe’ is an abundant plant throughout the area and is one of the most

dominant plants on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

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