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My Cupeño name is

Mi nombre Cupeño es

Qaşhíly

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Voice recording by

Grabaciones de voz por

John Machado

Art by Audrey Carver • Arte por Audrey Carver

I'm also known as • También se me conoce como:

Black sage

Salvia negra

Salvia mellifera

Learn more about me and my climate connection

Más información sobre mí y mi relación con el clima

I am a shrub with dark green leaves and stalks of purple or white flowers in the spring and summer. When brushed, I smell sharp, spicy, and herbal. Many birds and small mammals depend on my seeds for food, and butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds pollinate my flowers and
collect my nectar. Even though I can withstand drought conditions, I am sensitive to these changes and with climate change expected to cause more extreme heat will be harder for me to survive in current locations.

Soy un arbusto con hojas de color verde oscuro y tallos de flores moradas o blancas en primavera y verano. Cuando me rozan, desprende un olor intenso, picante y herbáceo. Muchos pájaros y pequeños mamíferos dependen de mis semillas para alimentarse, y las mariposas, abejas y colibríes polinizan mis flores y recolectan mi néctar. Aunque puedo aguantar condiciones de sequía, soy sensible a estos cambios y, como se espera que el cambio climático provoque un calor más extremo, será más difícil para mí sobrevivir en mis zonas actuales.

"Cupeño Plant Relatives", part of the Hear Our Names series, is a collaborative effort between Climate Science Alliance and Pala Band of Mission Indians to integrate Cupeño names into public and digital spaces.

"Plantas emparentadas del pueblo Cupeño", parte del proyecto Escuchen Nuestros Nombres, es un esfuerzo colaborativo entre la Climate Science Alliance y la Pala Band of Mission Indians para integrar el idioma Cupeño en espacios públicos y virtuales.

Cupeño Plant Relatives

Plantas emparentadas del pueblo Cupeño

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