According to Upper Sto:lo Ethnobotany, the Halq’emeylem name xáwéq (wild carrot) can refer to Daucus carota (also called Queen Anne’s lace), Perideridia gairdneri (also called Yampah), and Lomatium utriculatum (also called Spring Gold). Queen Anne’s Lace has volunteered in the garden. We have planted the other two wild carrots also.
Connections
Shakespeare
Wild carrot volunteered in the garden and we are investigating possible Shakespeare connections.
Indigenous Knowledge
xáwéq is relevant in Stó:lō culture. More soon.
Gallery
Perideridia gairdneri, image by Thayne Tuason
Lomatium utriculatum, image by Walter Siegfried
Daucus carota, image by Jim Evans
Daucus carota, image by peterwchen
References
Images: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons | Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commonscurid=67258045 | Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons| peterwchen, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons