![](https://www.PRIESTLAKEMUSEUM.ORG/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nature-garden-overview-3-1024x682.jpg)
Our nature garden displays a variety of plants found in the Priest Lake area’s convergent ecosystems. Over sixty labeled specimens allow you to identify many of those wildflowers, plants, shrubs, and trees that you encounter in your exploration here. How many of them are familiar to you? How many of them are new to you? Begun in 1999, the garden also includes a memorial plaque in remembrance of museum family and friends.
![Kalispel Language Survival School tribe members at the Priest Lake Museum](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/121690604_3363831187035908_4585331851673897626_n-1.jpeg)
Generations of the Kalispel Tribe harvested the area’s roots, berries, and plants as part of their seasonal rounds. To honor this rich legacy, we relabeled our Nature Garden plants in Salish and English with the assistance of the Kalispel Language Survival School. Below you can explore our native plants and listen to the Salish names voiced by elder Stanley Bluff.
(Members of Kalispel Language Survival School with museum board member R-L J.R. Bluff, Jack Nisbet, Johnny Arlee, Carlos Landa, Stan Bluff, Jessie Isadore, Glen Nenemah, and Tom Weitz.)
Nature garden plants are labeled with the common name, Salish, and the Latin name. Over 30 plants include the Salish but some other names have been lost over the last century. As the Kalispel Language Survival School recovers more, the museum will add them to our labels.
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Western-Red-Cedar-2.jpg)
Western red cedar
astqʷ
Thuja plicata
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Western-white-pine.jpg)
Western white pine
ƛiyálqʷ
Pinus monticola
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Douglas-fir-5.jpg)
Douglas-fir
cqełp
Pseudotsuga menziesii
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Quaking-aspen.jpg)
Quaking aspen
mlmltełp
Populus tremuloides
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Creeping-Oregan-grape-2-rotated.jpg)
Creeping Oregon grape
scals
Berberis repens
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Black-huckleberries-rotated.jpg)
Black huckleberry
stšałq
Vaccinium membranaceu
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kinnikinnick-3-rotated.jpg)
Kinnikinnick, Bearberry
skʷlsełp
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Woods-Rose.jpg)
Wood’s rose
Rosa woodsii
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bear-grass-3.jpg)
Beargrass
slčéstiyeʔ
Rosa nutkana
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Montana-Ladyslipper--rotated.jpg)
Montana ladyslipper,
Moccasin orchid
csqáneʔ qeʔšis
Cypripedium montanun
Hear the Salish word spoken here…
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Lodgepole-pine.jpg)
Lodgepole pine
qʷqʷliʔt
Pinus contorta
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Tamarack.jpg)
Western larch,
Tamarack
caqʷlš
Larix occidentalis
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Western-Hemlock-2.jpg)
Western hemlock
snpnqin
Tsuga heterophylla
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Englemann-spruce.jpg)
Englemann spruce
Picea englemannii
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Alder-1.jpg)
Alder
čičitné
Alnus sp
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Ponderosa-pine-2.jpg)
Ponderosa pine
sʔatqʷłp
Pinus ponderosa
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Cottonwood.jpg)
Cottonwood
mulš
Populus tricocarpa
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Mountain-ash.jpg)
Mountain ash
smxe sʔíłis
Sorbus scopulina
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Willow-2-rotated.jpg)
Willow
qwqwpuł
Salix sp.
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rocky-Mountain-maple.jpg)
Rocky Mountain maple
sxʷƛulá
Acer glabrum
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Oregan-boxleaf-3.jpg)
Oregon boxleaf,
Mountain lover
skʷlkʷlsełp
Paxistima myrsinites
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/White-bark-raspberry.jpg)
White bark raspberry,
Blackcap
mcukʷ
Rubus leucoderma
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Red-osier-dogwood.jpg)
Red-osier dogwood,
Red willow
stetcčxʷ
Cornus stolonifera
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Utah-honeysuckle.jpg)
Utah honeysuckle
Lonicera utahensis
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Black-twinberry.jpg)
Black twinberry,
Bearberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Orange-honeysuckle.jpg)
Orange honeysuckle
čilyaláqʷ
Lonicera ciliosa
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Oval-leaved-hucklerry.jpg)
Oval-leaved huckleberry,
Blue huckleberry
Vaccinium ovalifoliam
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Dwarf-huckleberry-2.jpg)
Dwarf huckleberry,
Grouseberry
sipt
Vaccinium scoparium
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Mallow-ninebark.jpg)
Mallow ninebark
txeyłp
Physocarpus malvaceus
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Fools-huckleberry-2-rotated.jpg)
Fool’s huckleberry
Menziesia ferruginea
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Oceanspray.jpg)
Ocean spray, Ironwood
mcmceyłp
Holodiscus discolor
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Saskatoon-serviceberry.jpg)
Saskatoon serviceberry,
Juneberry
Słaq
Amelanchier alnifolia
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bald-hip-rose.jpg)
Bald-hipped rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Snowberry.jpg)
Snowberry, Waxberry
stmtmniʔáłq
Symphoricarpos albus
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Syringa-blooms-rotated.jpg)
Syringa,
Mock orange
Philadelphus lewisii
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Flat-top-spirea-2.jpg)
Flat-top spirea,
Birch-leaf spirea
stštšłqéłp
Spirea lucida
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/thimbleberry-blossoms-rotated.jpg)
Thimbleberry
polplqn
Rubus parviflorus
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pyramid-spirea-2-rotated.jpg)
Pyramid spirea
Spirea pyramidata
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Round-leafed-alumroot.jpg)
Round-leafed alumroot
cpcúp
Heuchera cylindrica
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Speading-dogbane.jpg)
Spreading dogbane
specn
Apocynum androsaemifolium
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Gold-Thread.jpg)
Goldthread
Coptis occidentalis
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bedstraw-cleavers.jpg)
Bedstraw, Cleavers
Galium aparine
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Horsetail.jpg)
Horsetail
tuxʷn
Equisetum arvense
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Meadowrue-2.jpg)
Western meadowrue
pxʷcúxʷeʔ
Thalictrum occidentale
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Plantain.jpg)
Plantain
sčłmłmqéneʔ
Plantago major
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Common-Mullein.jpg)
Common mullein
Verbascum thapsus
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rattlesnake-4-rotated.jpg)
Rattlesnake plantain
nčeʔéws
Goodyera oblongifolia
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/American-trailblazer-rotated.jpg)
American trailplant,
Pathfinder
Adenocaulon bicolor
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Fairy-Slipper.jpg)
Fairy slipper,
Calypso orchid
sčtásšn
Calypso bulbosa
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Western-teaberry.jpg)
Western teaberry
Gaultheria ovatifolia
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wild-Sarsaparilla.jpg)
Wild Sarsaparilla
čeʔčeʔłnéłp
Aralia nudicaulis
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Mountain-sweet-cicely.jpg)
Mountain sweet cicely
xʷʔit
Osmorhiza chilensis
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Silky-wormwood.jpg)
Silky wormwood
qpqptełp
Artemesia dracunculus
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Canadian-dogwood-2.jpg)
Canadian dogwood,
Bunchberry, Cat’s eyes
Cornus canadensis
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Red-clover.jpg)
Red clover
čeʔłpícčł
Trifolium pratense
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pearly-everlasting.jpg)
Pearly everlasting,
Strawflower
Anaphalis margaritacea
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/white-clover-2-2.jpg)
White clover
Trifolium repens
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Fireweed-rotated.jpg)
Fireweed
qʷoqʷołqnéłp
Chamerion angustifolium
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Foamflower-rotated.jpg)
Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Common-bluebell-2.jpg)
Common bluebell
stltlam sceʔékʷs
Campanula rotundifolia
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wild-ginger.jpg)
Wild ginger
Asarum caudatum
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Canada-goldenrod.jpg)
Canada goldenrod
ntexʷsesmlš
Solidago canadensis
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Tiger-lily.jpg)
Tiger lily
Lilium columbianum
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Yellow-penstemen.jpg)
Yellow penstemon
Penstemon confertus
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bracted-lousewort-2.jpg)
Bracted lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pipsissewa-2.jpg)
Pipsissewa
sčxlxlpús
Chimaphila umbellate
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Lupine--rotated.jpg)
Blue lupine
nqnaqtéʔ
Lupinus sp.
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/White-pussytoes.jpg)
White pussytoes
Antennaria racemosa
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Rosey-Pussytoes.jpg)
Rosy pussytoes
Antennaria rosea
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Self-Heal.jpg)
Selfheal, Heal-all
Prunella vulgaris
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pink-wintergreen-rotated.jpg)
Pink wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Solomon-seal-rotated.jpg)
Western Solomon’s plume
tšiyéłp
Maianthemum racemosum
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/queens-cup-3-rotated.jpg)
Queen’s cup
Clintonia uniflora
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Stary-false--rotated.jpg)
Starry false lily
of the valley
Maianthemum stellatum
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Shootingstar.jpg)
Shootingstar
nccʔlo
Dodecatheon pulchellum
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wild-Strawberry.jpg)
Wild strawberry
qeytqm
Fragaria virginiana
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Stone-crop.jpg)
Stonecrop
Sedum sp.
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Trillium-Wakerobin-2.jpg)
Trillium, Wakerobin
Trillium ovatum
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Twinflower.jpg)
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Violet.jpg)
Violet
msmsáwyeʔ
Viola sp.
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Yellow-violet.jpg)
Yellow violet,
Pioneer violet
Viola glabella
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Yarrow-2.jpg)
Yarrow
nkʷkʷá
Achillea millefolium
![](https://www.priestlakemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Dark-Wood-Violet.jpg)
Dark wood violet
Viola orbiculata