SENĆOŦEN name: ȻETXIȽĆ
Native to western North America from the lowlands of southern British Columbia to the mountains of southern California, with an inland population in central Idaho, including Victoria.
39 on the map, the #101 most common of 384 species.
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This deciduous, flowering tree has been used for many purposes by indigenous communities from the west coast of British Columbia to California. The wood was used to make harpoons, bow, arrows, combs, and needle hooks. The Cowichan people on Vancouver Island made knitting needles from the Pacific Dogwood. The Straits Salish used the bark to make dark brown or red dye. The bark was also used medicinally to treat skin infections, fevers, digestive issues, to purify the blood to strengthen the lungs, and as an antiseptic. In 1956 the Pacific Dogwood was adopted as British Columbia’s floral emblem.
Cornus nuttallii is named after Thomas Nuttall, an English botanist and zoologist who worked in North America in the nineteenth century.
| Neighbourhood | Trees | |
|---|---|---|
| South Jubilee | 8 | map |
| Gonzales | 7 | map |
| Oaklands | 7 | map |
| Victoria West | 4 | map |
| Fairfield | 3 | map |
| North Jubilee | 3 | map |
| Fernwood | 2 | map |
| Hillside/Quadra | 2 | map |
| James Bay | 2 | map |
| Rockland | 1 | map |