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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes ▲ | rawsource |
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44240 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Fiber 4 | Clothing 73 | Yucca fiber and grass fiber used to make the earliest costume. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
36020 | Salix prolixa Anderss. 3544 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 23 | Fiber 4 | Sporting Equipment 170 | Younger stems used extensively for making walking sticks. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 23 |
26416 | Philadelphus lewisii Pursh 2875 | Wailaki 273 | c02 89 | 352 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Young, very pithy shoots used to make arrows. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 352 |
26419 | Philadelphus lewisii Pursh 2875 | Yuki 287 | c02 89 | 352 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Young, very pithy shoots used to make arrows. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 352 |
6211 | Asclepias speciosa Torr. 442 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 46 | Food 1 | Young, unopened buds boiled with meat, grease, gravy or soup and used for food. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 | |
6210 | Asclepias speciosa Torr. 442 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 14 | Food 1 | Young, unopened buds boiled with meat, grease, gravy or soup and eaten. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 | |
6572 | Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth 498 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 29 | Drug 2 | Cancer Treatment 64 | Young, unfurling fronds eaten for internal ailments, such as cancer of the womb. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 29 |
24237 | Oenanthe sarmentosa K. Presl ex DC. 2611 | Cowlitz 53 | g73 25 | 42 | Food 1 | Young, tender stems used for food. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 | |
24250 | Oenanthe sarmentosa K. Presl ex DC. 2611 | Skokomish 243 | g73 25 | 42 | Food 1 | Young, tender stems used for food. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 | |
24251 | Oenanthe sarmentosa K. Presl ex DC. 2611 | Snuqualmie 246 | g73 25 | 42 | Food 1 | Young, tender stems used for food. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 | |
7370 | Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm. 592 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 29 | Food 1 | Starvation Food 113 | Young, tender stalks peeled and center portion eaten when hungry and there is nothing to eat. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 29 |
34826 | Rubus parviflorus Nutt. 3463 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 124 | Food 1 | Young, tender sprouts peeled and eaten raw in spring. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 124 | |
38958 | Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. 3839 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 69 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender shoots used in salads. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 69 |
33923 | Rosa acicularis Lindl. 3417 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 267 | Food 1 | Young, tender shoots peeled and eaten in the spring. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 267 | |
34095 | Rosa nutkana K. Presl 3427 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 267 | Food 1 | Young, tender shoots peeled and eaten in the spring. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 267 | |
34135 | Rosa pisocarpa Gray 3431 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 267 | Food 1 | Young, tender shoots peeled and eaten in the spring. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 267 | |
34254 | Rosa woodsii Lindl. 3434 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 267 | Food 1 | Young, tender shoots peeled and eaten in the spring. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 267 | |
34852 | Rubus parviflorus Nutt. 3463 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 87 | Food 1 | Young, tender shoots eaten in spring. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 87 | |
32696 | Ranunculus pallasii Schlecht. 3313 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 53 | Food 1 | Young, tender shoots cooked and eaten. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 53 | |
2766 | Amaranthus hybridus L. 190 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 26 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender plants used for greens like spinach. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
2809 | Amaranthus retroflexus L. 193 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 26 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender plants used for greens like spinach. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 26 |
19391 | Lactuca sativa L. 2086 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 51 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender plants used as lettuce. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 51 |
40661 | Trifolium willdenowii Spreng. 4015 | Paiute 183 | stew33 65 | 244 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender plants eaten uncooked as greens. | Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 244 |
9410 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 43 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender plants eaten raw, boiled as herbs alone or with other foods. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43 |
19389 | Lactuca sativa L. 2086 | Acoma 2 | c35 19 | 32 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender plants eaten as greens. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 32 |
19392 | Lactuca sativa L. 2086 | Laguna 124 | c35 19 | 32 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender plants eaten as greens. | Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 32 |
9381 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 78 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Young, tender plant cooked as pottage. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
9418 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 78 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Young, tender plant cooked as pottage. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
9423 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 78 | Food 1 | Soup 56 | Young, tender plant cooked as pottage. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78 |
39401 | Taraxacum sp. 3896 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 71 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves used raw or cooked as a green vegetable. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 71 |
28386 | Plantago macrocarpa Cham. & Schlecht. 3000 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 43 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves used raw in salads or cooked as spinach. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 43 |
9477 | Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi 898 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 23 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves used in raw salad mixture or cooked like garden spinach. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 23 |
37347 | Saxifraga spicata D. Don 3596 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 65 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves used as a salad green. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 65 |
15614 | Gaultheria procumbens L. 1702 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 400 | Drug 2 | Antirheumatic (Internal) 92 | Young, tender leaves used as a beverage tea and rheumatic medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 400 |
15616 | Gaultheria procumbens L. 1702 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 400 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Young, tender leaves used as a beverage tea and rheumatic medicine. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 400 |
36024 | Salix pulchra Cham. 3545 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 61 | Food 1 | Young, tender leaves mixed with seal oil and eaten raw. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 61 | |
28845 | Polygonum alpinum All. 3051 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 47 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves mixed with other greens and cooked in boiling water. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 47 |
37349 | Saxifraga spicata D. Don 3596 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 36 | Food 1 | Young, tender leaves eaten raw with seal oil and often with fish. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 36 | |
2785 | Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats. 191 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 47 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 47 |
6596 | Atriplex argentea Nutt. 501 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 73 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
6663 | Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats. 504 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 73 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
6700 | Atriplex obovata Moq. 510 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 73 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
6709 | Atriplex powellii S. Wats. 512 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 73 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
6718 | Atriplex saccaria S. Wats. 514 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 73 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
9511 | Chenopodium incanum (S. Wats.) Heller 902 | Hopi 95 | w39 37 | 73 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves cooked and eaten as greens. | Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 73 |
6726 | Atriplex sp. 517 | Isleta 101 | j31 76 | 24 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves boiled for greens. | Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
35214 | Rumex arcticus Trautv. 3483 | Eskimo, Alaska 67 | aa80 152 | 35 | Food 1 | Young, tender leaves boiled and eaten either hot or cold with seal oil and sometimes with sugar. The cooked leaves were sometimes served with a sauce-like coating of imported milk. | Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 35 | |
9369 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 21 | Food 1 | Substitution Food 112 | Young, tender leaves and stems used as a substitute for spinach or other greens. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 21 |
9370 | Chenopodium album L. 894 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 21 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender leaves and stems cooked in a small amount of boiling water and eaten. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 21 |
35616 | Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville 3516 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 59 | Food 1 | Dietary Aid 19 | Young, tender leaves and shoots used as sources for vitamin C. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 59 |
9254 | Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 882 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 31 | Food 1 | Dietary Aid 19 | Young, tender greens, properly prepared, used as a good source of vitamin C and pro-vitamin A. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 31 |
9335 | Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub 884 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 33 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, tender greens, properly prepared, used as a good source of vitamin C and pro-vitamin A. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 33 |
35004 | Rubus spectabilis Pursh 3470 | Okanagon 176 | p52 55 | 38 | Food 1 | Young, sweet shoots used for food. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38 | |
35042 | Rubus spectabilis Pursh 3470 | Thompson 259 | p52 55 | 38 | Food 1 | Young, sweet shoots used for food. | Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38 | |
10019 | Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. 973 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 10 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, summer stalks eaten like asparagus and greens. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 10 |
35419 | Rumex hymenosepalus Torr. 3487 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 51 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, succulent leaves boiled or roasted and eaten as greens in spring. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 51 |
13533 | Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde 1431 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 215 | Food 1 | Young, sterile or fertile shoots peeled, washed or soaked in cold water and eaten raw. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 215 | |
37420 | Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus 3603 | Sioux 238 | b05 73 | 23 | Food 1 | Young, spring shoots used for food. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 23 | |
9701 | Chlorogalum pomeridianum (DC.) Kunth 922 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 54 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, spring shoots used as a potherb. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 54 |
7489 | Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch 618 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 15 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, spring leaves boiled and eaten as greens. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 15 |
24525 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 85 | Food 1 | Young, spring buds boiled and eaten. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 85 | |
15898 | Geum macrophyllum Willd. 1735 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 72 | Drug 2 | Gynecological Aid 22 | Young, small leaves chewed after childbirth to heal the womb. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 72 |
40224 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 71 | Fiber 4 | Cordage 99 | Young, slender branches used to make ropes. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71 |
40238 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 71 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Young, slender branches used to make nets. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 71 |
31215 | Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco 3199 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 107 | Fiber 4 | Building Material 91 | Young, second growth boughs used to make early summer lodges. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 107 |
9936 | Cirsium drummondii Torr. & Gray 956 | Atsugewi 19 | g53 129 | 139 | Food 1 | Young, raw stalks used for food. | Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 139 | |
16798 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | California Indian 25 | b05 73 | 13 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, raw shoots eaten like celery. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13 |
16874 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 13 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, raw shoots eaten like celery. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13 |
35619 | Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville 3516 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 59 | Food 1 | Young, new shoots eaten raw or dipped in seal oil. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 59 | |
34472 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Cree, Woodlands 58 | l85 47 | 57 | Food 1 | Young, leafy shoots peeled and the tender inner part eaten. | Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 57 | |
6877 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Food 1 | Young, immature flower stems peeled and eaten raw. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 | |
6886 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 20 | Food 1 | Young, immature flower stems peeled and eaten raw. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 | |
6896 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 20 | Food 1 | Young, immature flower stems peeled and eaten raw. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 | |
35691 | Salix bonplandiana Kunth 3521 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 61 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Young, green stems used to make baskets. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 61 |
3590 | Angelica tomentosa S. Wats. 269 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 20 | Food 1 | Young, green shoots eaten raw. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 20 | |
29487 | Populus fremontii S. Wats. 3102 | Pima 193 | c49 11 | 109 | Food 1 | Candy 85 | Young, green pods chewed as gum. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 109 |
21023 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 156 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Young, green fruits used to make tea. | Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 156 |
41304 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 57 | Food 1 | Fruit 52 | Young, fruiting heads boiled or roasted and eaten. | Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 57 |
2763 | Amaranthus hybridus L. 190 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 66 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, fresh, tender leaves boiled, drained, balled into individual portions and served. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66 |
14044 | Eriogonum inflatum Torr. & Fr‚m. 1512 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 66 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, fresh, tender leaves boiled, drained, balled into individual portions and served. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66 |
35261 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 66 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, fresh, tender leaves boiled, drained, balled into individual portions and served. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66 |
38833 | Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britt. 3818 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 66 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, fresh, tender leaves boiled, drained, balled into individual portions and served. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 66 |
34970 | Rubus spectabilis Pursh 3470 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 74 | Food 1 | Young, fresh shoots eaten with oil. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 74 | |
8653 | Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. 813 | Concow 49 | c02 89 | 368 | Fiber 4 | Basketry 43 | Young, flexible shoots used for the circular withes of baskets. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 368 |
19856 | Ledum palustre L. 2126 | Eskimo, Inupiat 72 | j83 54 | 60 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Young, dried, stored leaves used to make tea. | Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 60 |
19885 | Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens (Ait.) Hult‚n 2127 | Eskimo, Inupiat 72 | j83 54 | 60 | Food 1 | Beverage 27 | Young, dried, stored leaves used to make tea. | Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 60 |
24697 | Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata 2662 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 55 | Food 1 | Winter Use Food 59 | Young, dried joints stored for winter food. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 55 |
12697 | Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs 1336 | Alaska Native 4 | h53 132 | 29 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, curled fronds boiled or steamed & eaten like asparagus with butter, margarine or cream sauce. | Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 29 |
31533 | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underwood 3216 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 44 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young, curled frond juice used as a body deodorant. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 44 |
12321 | Delphinium sp. 1259 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 159 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young, boiled greens used for food. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 159 |
27053 | Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. 2935 | Carrier 27 | c73 134 | 69 | Fiber 4 | Snow Gear 51 | Young wood used to make snowshoes. | Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 69 |
36286 | Salix sp. 3551 | Sikani 236 | s29 9 | 54 | Drug 2 | Dermatological Aid 8 | Young willow chewed and saliva applied to sores. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
443 | Acer glabrum Torr. 23 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 5 | Other 3 | Hunting & Fishing Item 28 | Young twigs used for making fishnet hoops. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5 |
37156 | Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. 3586 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 23 | Food 1 | Vegetable 31 | Young twigs used for greens. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 23 |
18239 | Juglans major (Torr.) Heller 2033 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 39 | Dye 5 | Brown 150 | Young twigs used as a light brown dye. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39 |
35646 | Salix amygdaloides Anderss. 3518 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 37 | Fiber 4 | Furniture 109 | Young twigs made into cages and used to carry children on travois. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 37 |
29172 | Populus angustifolia James 3094 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 19 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Young twigs fed to horses when other food was not obtainable. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
29215 | Populus balsamifera L. 3095 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 19 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Young twigs fed to horses when other food was not obtainable. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
29385 | Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. 3098 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 19 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Young twigs fed to horses when other food was not obtainable. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
29631 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Montana Indian 151 | b05 73 | 19 | Food 1 | Fodder 50 | Young twigs fed to horses when other food was not obtainable. | Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );