Nsyilxen Plant Names - Summerland Ornamental Gardens

Summerland Secondary School student Ashley Tiessen, assisted by Taylor Lezard, has labeled many native plants in the Xeriscape Gardens with the names used by the Syilx Okanagan people. To hear the pronunciations, click on “Audio Recordings” on her website.

Douglas Maple-edited

Douglas Maple
Acer glabrum
spkʷmiɬp
Sp.oo’Kuh.meel.P

Saskatoon-edited

Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
siyaʔ
See.eelsh’P

Kinnickinnick-edited

Kinnickinnick, Bear Berry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
skʷlsiɬml’x
Skwal.seelsh.mulkuh

Big sage-edited

Big Sage
Artemisia tridentata
cq‘ʷas‘q‘lstn

Oregon Grape-edited

Oregon Grape
Berberis aquifolium
sc’isɬml’x
Studdert.Seelsh.mulkh

Red-Osier Dogwood-edited

Red-Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
stikcxʷ
Steek.T’choo

Rabbitbrush-edited

Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
paʕ̓páʕ̓ɬmlx
P’aah.pah.eelsh.mul.kh

Ocean Spray-edited

Ocean Spray
Holodiscus discolor
mets’mets’íʔłp
Men.Ts Men.Ts.eel.sh’P

Rocky Mountain Juniper-edited

Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus Scopulorum
punɬp
Poon.Sh’P

Shrubby Penstemon-edited

Shrubby Penstemon
Penstemon fruticosus
ntt́q́ tqik ́ ńxn

Mock Orange-edited

Mock Orange
Philadelphus lewisii
wx̌wáx̌iʔɬp
Wukh.wakh.hay.l’shp

Ponderosa Pine-edited

Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa sʔatqʷɬp
Sa.ah.Kwesh’p

Douglas-fir-edited

Douglas-Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii ćqiɬp
Tchk.il’p

Antelope Brush-edited

Antelope Brush
Purshia tidentata
qʷlqʷlmniɬp
K’wull.K’wull.M’neesh’p

Smooth Sumac-edited

Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
t́lt́ltiɬp
T’ul.T’ul.eelsh’P

Wax Currant-edited

Wax Current
Ribes cereum
yrkn̓iɬml̕x
Yuddert.K’neesh.mul.kh

Blue Elder-edited

Blue Elder
Sambucus cerulea
c̓kʷikʷɬp
Tch.kwee.kee.kw’p

Buffaloberry, Soapberry-edited

Soapberry
Shepherdia canadensis
sx̌ʷsmiɬp
Swahs Meel’P

Snowberry-edited

Snowberry
Symphoricarops albus
tm̓tm‘nýʔip
TuMn.TuMn.nee.ees’P

Idaho Fescue-edited

Idaho Fescue
Festuca idahoensis

June Grass-edited

June Grass
Koeleria macrantha
sx̌ʷx̌ʷntkʷíst̓yaʔ
Suh.hoe.ent.Keestya

sx̌əx̌ntk̓ist̓iyaʔ - crested wheat grass - June Grass

Bluebunch Wheatgrass-edited

Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Pseudoroegneria spicata

Yarrow-edited

Yarrow
Achillea millefolium kʷətskʷətswixups
Kwetch.Kwetch.Khoy.hopas

Nodding Onion-edited

Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
x̌elíwa
Huh.Lee.Wa

Pearly Everlasting-edited

Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margariteacea
tsəmtsəmɬk’íxʷ
Tsumn.Tsumn.sh.eek.eye.ha

Red Columbine-edited

Red Columbine
Aquilegia Formosa
nkʷlkʷílɬc̓aʔ
N.kwol.kweel.sh-Tah

Pasture Sage-edited

Pasture Sage
Artemisia frigida
n̓q̓n̓q̓tíɬaʔp

Goat's Beard-edited

Goat’s Beard
Aruncus dioicus

Balsamroot-edited

Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagitatta
smúkʷaʔxn
S.moo.kWah.ken

Big sage-edited

Parsnip-flowered Buckwheat
Erioganum heracleoides
aʔp‘ənwixʷtn
Aap.an.Oway.uH.tin

Snow Buckwheat-edited

Snow Buckwheat
Erioganum niveum
aʔp‘ənwixʷtn
Aap.an.Oway.uH.tin

Sulfur buckwheat-edited

Sulfur Buckwheat
Erioganum umbellatum
aʔp‘ənwixʷtn
Aap.an.Oway.uH.tin

Brown-eyed susan-edited

Brown Eyed Susan
Gaillardia aristate
mitl’mn
Mink.ul.mhen

Coral Bells-edited

Coral Bells
Heuchera cylindrica

Goldenrod-edited

Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
nt̓pt̓pqín
mM.Tuk.Tuk.kine

Black Cottonwood-edited

Black Cottonwood
Populus trichocarpa
Mulx
Mool.kh