manal

Opuntia basilaris (beavertail cactus or beavertail prickly pear)


tutut

Leafless shrubs in the genus Ephedra used to make tea


navet

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan [Term?] (compare Classical Nahuatl nohpalli).

a kind of prickly pear cactus, perhaps Opuntia engelmannii

cactus (any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants)


suul

a kind of grass used to make baskets: deergrass, Muhlenbergia rigens


pangat

Possibly from pál (“water”) + the locative suffix -nga, thus "that which is in water"

A kind of tule or bulrush, Schoenoplectus americanus


sewel

A bush which can be used as soap. Probably Atriplex polycarpa


mutal

A cholla of species Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa


'amul

head

ámul (absolute singular ámul, plural ámulem)

ámul (canonical)
ámul (absolute singular)
ámulem (plural)

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan [Term?] (compare Classical Nahuatl ahmōlli, which refers to Agave species used for soap).


'atut

Prunus virginiana
Prunus virginiana#Translingual


'avasill

A willow of species Salix gooddingii, of southwestern US and northern Mexico.


chamish

Prunus ilicifolia
Prunus ilicifolia#Translingual

The holly-leaved cherry, Prunus ilicifolia


chukal

cholla (type of cactus), especially the teddy bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii)


chivnish

Compare Luiseño chevnash, Ute (Chemehuevi) cupanivi, Tübatulabal čahpani·l

A species of plant, yerba mansa (Anemopsis californica)


henil

redshanks, ribbonwood, Adenostoma sparsifolium, a woody shrub native to southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico.


huat

The iodine bush, Allenrolfea occidentalis


huulvel

A plant used in traditional Cahuilla ritual and medicine, California sagebrush (Artemisia californica)


'ill

The honey mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana


kelel

manzanita, any of several species of Arctostaphylos


'aklakul

An annual plant with yellow flowers and edible seeds, Goldfields, Lasthenia californica


'ashwet

A species of shrub, toyon, Heteromeles arbutifolia


'asill

An annual plant with edible, peppery seeds, tansy mustard, Descurainia pinnata.


'akawat

The devil's claw or unicorn plant (Proboscidea althaeifolia)


mechewel

A yellow-flowered bushy perennial, alkali goldenbush, alkali jimmyweed (Isocoma acradenia)


hulaqal

A shrub, wild buckwheat, any of several species of Eriogonum


ki'awet

A plant: any of several annual or perennial species of Chenopodium


kikesewva'al

A hallucinogenic plant used in traditional rituals, jimsonweed, Datura wrightii


kuku'ul

A yucca-like plant, a beargrass (Nolina bigelovii)


kupash

A barrel cactus, probably the California red barrel (Ferocactus cylindraceus)


ku'ut

Typha latifolia
Typha latifolia#Translingual


qwiñill

A California black oak (Quercus kelloggii), the California oak species with the best acorns for eating.


mawul

fan palm, especially the California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)


naqwet

A type of sumac, the sugar bush, Rhus ovata


ninill

The fruit of the yucca, especially the banana yucca, Yucca baccata, which was sweet and edible after roasting.


nexish

The coyote gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima), a wild plant related to squash, the fruits of which can be used for soap.


palnat

An annual native sage with prickly leaves and edible seeds, Salvia carduacea


panu'ul

A kind of yucca used to make rope, Yucca whipplei or Hesperoyucca whipplei)


pasal

An annual native sage with nutritious seeds, chia, Salvia columbariae


pahankish

A tall, reed-like grass, with stems used for making arrows, the giant wild rye, Leymus condensatus


paxal

Phragmites australis
Phragmites australis#Translingual

The reed, either native Phragmites australis, or introduced Arundo donax.


pa'ul

A kind of tule or bulrush, probably either Schoenoplectus acutus or Schoenoplectus californicus


pikllam

Fragaria vesca
Fragaria vesca#Translingual

strawberry, either the native Fragaria vesca or the cultivated Fragaria × ananassa


pivat

tobacco, originally referring to any one of the native species of Nicotiana, which were important in traditional rituals and ceremonies.


qashill

A kind of locoweed with pods that can be used as a seasoning


qaxalkut

A kind of wild gourd, possibly Cucurbita digitata


selet

A kind of sumac with sour, edible berries and flexible stems used for making baskets, Rhus trilobata


saankat

One or more kinds of plants with sticky leaves, including Adenostoma sparsifolium


sewaxill

séwaxill (canonical)
séwaxillem (plural)


simut

A kind of grass that grows in alkaline soils, saltgrass, Distichlis spicata


suwanawet

suwánawet (canonical)
suwánawtem (plural)


'eswanawet

'eswánawet (canonical)
'eswánawtem (plural)


tallki

mariposa lily, or Indian potato, plants in the genus Calochortus with showy flowers and edible bulbs.


tanwivel

A plant used medicinally by the Cahuilla, yerba santa, Eriodictyon trichocalyx


tesevel

A plant used for greens, probably Chylismia claviformis


tevat

pinyon (either the pine or the nuts)
single-leaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla)

pinyon (either the pine or the nuts)
Parry pinyon (Pinus quadrifolia)


tevinmall

tévinmall (canonical)
tévinmallem (plural)


'u'ut

A kind of woody shrub, chamise, Adenostoma fasciculatum


wi'at

A kind of oak: the canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis


wi'asill

Any of species Quercus agrifolia, a coast live oak,


wiyal

A kind of cactus, Cylindropuntia ramosissima


xuull

Probably from Spanish frijol, from Latin phaseolus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos).