Plant Identification
| |
Genus |
Specific
Epithet |
Common
Name |
Lakota
Name |
Family |
| 1 |
Achillea |
millefolium |
yarrow |
thao'pi pheju'ta |
Asteraceae |
| 2 |
Ambrosia |
artemisiifolia |
common ragweed |
canhlogan wastemna |
Asteraceae |
| 3 |
Amorpha |
canescens |
lead plant |
zitka' tacan' |
Fabaceae |
| 4 |
Apocynum |
cannabinum |
dogbane |
nape' oi'lekiyapi |
Apocynaceae |
| 5 |
Arctostaphylos |
uva-ursi |
bearberry |
wahpe' canli' |
Ericaceae |
| 6 |
Artemesia |
ludoviciana |
white sage |
peji' hota ape' blaska'ska |
Asteraceae |
| 7 |
Echinacea |
angustifolia |
purple coneflower |
ica'hpe hu |
Asteraceae |
| 8 |
Hierochloe |
odorata |
sweet grass |
peji' wacan'ga |
Poaceae |
| 9 |
Ipomoea |
leptophylla |
bush morning glory |
pejuta nige tanka |
Convolvulaceae |
| 10 |
Juniperus |
virginiana |
red cedar |
hante' |
Cupressaceae |
| 11 |
Mentha |
arvensis |
wild mint |
ceya'ka |
Lamiaceae |
| 12 |
Monarda |
fistulosa |
bergamot |
wahpe' wa'ste'mna |
Lamiaceae |
| 13 |
Plantago |
major |
plantain |
wihu'ta hu iye'ceca |
Plantaginaceae |
| 14 |
Prunus |
virginiana |
choke cherry |
canpa' hu |
Rosaceae |
| 15 |
Psoralea |
esculenta |
prairie turnip |
tinpsila |
Fabaceae |
| 16 |
Rhus |
glabra |
sumac (smooth) |
canzi' |
Anacardiaceae |
| 17 |
Salix |
spp |
willow |
cohwan'jica |
Salicaceae |
| 18 |
Shepherdia |
argentea |
buffalo berry |
mas'tinca pute'can |
Elaeagnaceae |
| 19 |
Typha |
spp |
cattail |
hintkan' |
Typhaceae |
| 20 |
Yucca |
glauca |
yucca |
hupestola |
Liliaceae |
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