Tanacetum vulgare L. — (Tansy) 
The crushed leaves were used to poultice burns (RS). 
CORNACEAE 
Cornus stolonifera Michx. — (Red-osier dogwood) 
Plant: schtxwe (AP, AV, CW) 
Fruit: stechcxw (PB, AP, AV, 
CW) 
The fruit, though apparently bitter, was eaten raw or was 
mixed with serviceberries (RD, AP, AV, CW). The branches were 
used 1n the construction of sweathouses (RD), and the inner bark 
was dried and smoked with tobacco (AP, AV, CW). 
CRUCIFERAE 
Rorrippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L. ) Schinz & Thell. — 
(Watercress) 
senkwa?letkw (AP, AV, CW): 
‘it’s growing in the water’ 
Watercress was occasionally cooked as a potherb(RS, AV); it 
was also eaten raw (RS). 
ELAEAGNACEAE 
Shepherdia canadensis (L. ) Nutt. —(Buffalo-berry) 
Plant: sxusemnalshkw 
(PB, AP, CW): ‘foam 
berry plant’ 
Fruit: sxwusem (Ad, PB, 
LP, JP, AP, AV, CW): 
‘foam berry’ 
“Foam berries,” gathered in the middle of August, were placed in 
a bowl with water and beaten until foamy, and the resulting 
frothy dish was then eaten (Ad, AP, CW). It was bitter tasting, 
but was made more tasty by adding sugar (AV). The fruit was 
dried and saved for winter use (Ad, RS, AP, JP, AV, CW), but in 
recent times freezers have been used to preserve them (AP, CW). 
An eyewash was made by boiling the debarked branches (PB, AP, 
AV, CW). 
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