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Flora and Fauna of the Ochethi Sakowin (the "Great Sioux Nation")

The Ochethi Sakowin, the Seven Council Fires (or "Great Sioux Nation") identified the native species of flowers and plants of the Great Plains. The only difference between this guide and another guide about flowers and plants is that this one includes the flower or plant in the language of the ...more ↓

Čhaŋzí (Yellow Tree), Smooth Sumac 1
Rhus glabra
Čháŋ Uŋkčémna (Stink Wood), or Skunkbrush Sumac 2
Rhus aromatica simplicifolia
Čhaŋšúška (lit. "Sweet Sap"), or Boxelder Maple 3
Acer negundo
Tȟahálo (lit. "Green Rawhide"), or Silver Maple 4
Acer saccharinum
Čhaŋhásaŋ (lit. "Tree-bark White”), or Sugar Maple 5
Acer saccharum
Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Húȟla (Rattling-limb Hollow-stalk), or Common Evening-Primrose 6
Oenothera biennis
Heȟáka Hé (Elk Antler), or Velvetweed 7
Oenothera curtiflora
Waȟčá Zí Čík’ala (Little Yellow Flower), or Yellow Sundrops 8
Oenothera serrulata
Tȟatȟáwabluška Tȟačháŋȟloǧaŋ (Weed of the Horsefly), Ošúŋk’oyuspapi (They Catch Horses with It), Scarlet Goura, or Scarlet Beeblossom 9
Oenothera suffrutescens
Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Hú Saŋsáŋ (White Stem Hollow-Stalk), or Tufted Evening Primrose 10
Oenothera cespitosa marginata
Uŋskúyečahu (Its Limb is Sweet for Us), Bur Oak 11
Quercus macrocarpa
Ithúhu Čháŋ (Forehead Tree), or Black Oak 12
Quercus velutina
Čhaŋhásaŋ (White Tree Bark), White Birch, or Paper Birch 13
Betula papyrifera
Úmahu (Hazelnut), or American Hazelnut 14
Corylus americana
Išpáŋšpaŋheča (It is Heated Within), Čhaŋmáza (Ironwood), or American Hornbeam 15
Carpinus caroliniana
Gmá (Walnut), Čhaŋsápa (Black Wood), or Eastern Black Walnut 16
Juglans nigra
Čhaŋsúhu (Seed Tree), Hickory, or Shagbark Hickory 17
Carya ovata
Waȟpé Yazókapi (Flower They Lick [for its sweet nectar), Indian Paintbrush, or Downy Indian-Paintbrush 18
Castilleja sessiliflora
Wápe Šašá (The Top is Red), or Clustered Broomrape 19
Aphyllon fasciculatum
Pseȟtíŋ Čháŋ (Ash Tree), or Green Ash 20
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Igmú Tȟačhéyaka (Cats’ Mint), or Catnip 21
Nepeta cataria
Waȟpé Yatȟápi (lit. “Leaves To-chew”), or Lavender Hyssop 22
Agastache foeniculum
Heȟáka Tȟapȟéžuta (Elk Medicine), Heȟáka Tȟawóte (Elk Food), Waȟpé Waštémna (Fragrant Flower), or Wild Bergamot 23
Monarda fistulosa
Čheyáka (Mint), Field Mint, or Corn Mint 24
Mentha arvensis
Makȟá Čheyáka (Earth Mint), Lance-Leaved Sage, Mintweed, or Rough False Pennyroyal 25
Hedeoma hispida
Waȟpé Ičhíkȟoyagyaka (Flowers Caught Up Together), Waȟpé Čheyáka (Mint Leaf), or Virginia Mountain Mint 26
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Wihúta Hú Iyéčheča (Stem which Appears like The-base-of-a-lodge), Greater Plantain 27
Plantago major
Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Wapȟóštaŋ Káǧapi (Hollow-stalk to Make a Hat), or Woolly Plantain 25
Plantago patagonica
Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Hú Šlušlúta (Smooth Stemmed Hollow-stalk), or White-flower Beardtongue 25
Penstemon albidus
Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Ȟláȟla (Rattling Hollow-stalk), or Broadbeard Beardtongue 28
Penstemon angustifolius
Wanáȟča Tȟotȟó (Blue Flower), Háŋpi Natȟópi (Wear Blue on Moccasins), Zuzéča Tȟapȟéžuta (Snake Medicine), Huŋkálowaŋpi Iyéčheča (Appears Like They Sing Over Them), or Narrow Beardtongue 29
Penstemon gracilentus
Kimímila Tȟawánaȟča (Flower of the Butterfly), or Large Beardtongue 30
Penstemon grandiflorus
Čheškíkȟaŋ Iyéčheča (Looks Like A Button), Roundleaf Monkeyflower 7
Erythranthe glabrata
Tȟókahu Wahíŋkpe Uŋ Zíyapi (Lit. “Enemy-stem Arrow Of Dyed-yellow”), Prickly Poppy, or Thistle Poppy 31
Argemone polyanthemos
Pȟóge Očáŋčaŋ Pȟežúta (Medicine for a Stuffy Nose), or Goldenseal 32
Hydrastis canadensis
Wanáǧi Thíŋpsila (Ghost Turnip), or Prairie Larkspur 33
Delphinium carolinianum virescens
Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Wičhágnaška (Frogs Hollow-stalk), or Heartleaf Buttercup 34
Ranunculus cardiophyllus
Čhaŋíyuwe Skaská Naȟčá (White Blooming Flower Vine), Čhaŋíyuwi Owíčak'o (lit. “Vine Buzz-within-them”), Owíčak'ola Hú (lit. “Little-buzz-within-them Stem”), or Western Virgin's Bower 35
Clematis ligusticifolia
Hitȟúŋkala Tȟatȟúŋkče (Mice Feces), or Cylindrical Thimbleweed 12
Anemone cylindrica
Hokšíčhekpa (Child’s Navel), Pasque Flower, or Prairie Crocus 36
Pulsatilla patens
Waȟpé Owáŋyaŋg Wašté (Beautiful Flower), or Meadow Anemone 37
Anemonastrum canadense
Húte Zí (Yellow Root), or Oregon Grape 38
Berberis aquifolium
Tȟamníoȟpi Hú (Groundcherry Stem), or Clammy Groundcherry 39
Physalis heterophylla
Tȟamníoȟpi Hú (Groundcherry Stem), or Long-leaved Groundcherry 40
Physalis longifolia
Pȟežúta Niǧé Tȟáŋka (Big Stomach Medicine), or Bush Morning-Glory 41
Ipomoea leptophylla
Kimímila Tȟawánaȟča Čík’ala Psitȟóla Hú Iyéčheča (Resembles the Edible Bulb of the Butterfly’s Blossom), Creeping Jenny, or Field Bindweed 42
Convolvulus arvensis
Čhaŋískuye (Sweetness within the plant), Čhuŋwískuye (Sweetness within the Plant), or Honeysuckle 43
Lonicera
Wazímniŋkpa Iyéčheča (It Looks Like the Tips Smell like Pine), or Rattlesnake Master 44
Eryngium yuccifolium
Čhaŋlí Ičáhiye (Tobacco Mixture), or Lovage 45
Levisticum officinale
Yažópi Hú (They Blow on the Stem like a Whistle), or Water Hemlock 46
Cicuta maculata
Pȟaŋǧí Zizí (Yellow Tuber), or Queen Anne’s Lace 47
Daucus carota
Šahíyela Tȟathíŋpsiŋla Huzízi (Yellow Stem Cheyenne Turnip), Yellow Flowered Parsley, or Leafy Wildparsley 48
Musineon divaricatum
Waȟčá Zí Iyáwičhaskapa (Yellow Flower that Sticks to Them), Cous Biscuit Root, or Cous-Root Desert-Parsley 25
Lomatium cous
Matȟó Tȟapȟéžuta (Bear Medicine), Bear Root, or Fernleaf Biscuitroot 25
Lomatium dissectum
Šahíyela Tȟathíŋpsila Huzízi (Cheyenne Turnip with Yellow Stem), Waȟčá Zí Iyáwičhaskapa (Yellow Flower that Sticks to Them), Wild Parsley, or Carrotleaf Desert-Parsley 49
Lomatium foeniculaceum
Šahíyela Tȟathíŋpsila Hú (Cheyenne Turnip Stem), or Bigseed Biscuitroot 50
Lomatium macrocarpum
Tȟathíŋpsila Hú (Prairie Turnip Stem), White Flowered Parsley, or Oriental Desert-Parsley 51
Lomatium orientale
Matȟó Tȟapȟéžuta (Bear Medicine), Bear Root, or Osha Root 52
Ligusticum porteri
Yažópi Hú Čík’ala (lit. “They-play-on-[as a flute] Stem Little”), or Poison Hemlock 4
Conium maculatum
Ápe Kalúlu (Fanning Leaves), or Small Mallow 53
Malva pusilla
Pȟežúta Naŋtíažilya (Medicine for Smudging [Aches]), Purple Poppy Mallow, or Winecup Mallow 54
Callirhoe involucrata
Thewápa / Khewápa (Yellow Water Lily), or Yellow Water-Lily 55
Nuphar lutea
Šákȟa Čháŋ (Uncooked Wood), or Balsam Poplar 56
Populus balsamifera
Wáǧačhaŋ (Cottonwood), Waȟčhíŋča (Cottonwood), Čhaŋyáȟ’u (Peeling the Bark with One’s Teeth [as Deer do]), or Eastern Cottonwood 57
Populus deltoides
Waȟpé Pȟópa Čháŋ (Tree of Popping Blossoms), or Peachleaf Willow 58
Salix amygdaloides
Čhokáŋ Waŋžíča Šašá (lit. “Middle One Very-red”), Hairy Willow, or Hoary Willow 59
Salix candida
Čȟokáŋ Waŋžíča Wapȟáha (lit. “Middle One Warbonnet”), Diamond Willow, or Heart-leaved Willow 60
Salix eriocephala
Waȟpé Wízilya (Smudging Flower), Čhoȟwáŋžiča (Middle One), or Sandbar Willow 61
Salix exigua sericans
Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Nabláǧa (It Bursts Forth from within a Hollow Stem), Wild Blue Flax, or Perennial Flax 62
Linum perenne
Atášošapi na Nabláǧa (It Bursts Forth from within and Spits on Them), Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Nabláǧa (It Bursts Forth from within a Hollow Stem), or Yellow Flax 63
Linum rigidum
Šiŋská (White Fat), or Leafy Spurge 25
Euphorbia esula
Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Wapȟóštaŋ (Hollow-Stem Hat), Pȟayá Pȟežúta (Bitter Medicine), or Geyer’s Spurge 64
Euphorbia geyeri
Apéla Tȟáphišlečala Iyéčheča (Leaves Shaped like a Spleen), Prairie Spurge, or Prairie Sandmat 7
Euphorbia missurica
Itóptasapa Tȟapȟéžuta (Medicine of the Black-Footed Ferret), Asáŋpi Pȟežúta (Medicine Milk), or Snow-on-the-Mountain 65
Euphorbia marginata
Waȟpé Ȟčaȟčá (Blooming Leaf), or Skunkweed 66
Croton texensis
Šúŋkačhaŋkȟahúiphiye (Plant that Satisfies a Horse’s Sore Limbs), Marbleseed, or Soft-hair Marbleseed 67
Lithospermum bejariense
Pȟežúta Waȟ’é Šá (Red Rough-like Medicine), Pȟežúta Hásapa (Black-Skin Medicine), or Hairy Puccoon 68
Lithospermum caroliniense
Pȟežúta Sabsápa (Very Black Medicine), or Fringed Puccoon 69
Lithospermum incisum
Hú Pȟepȟé (Prickly Stem), or Flatspine Stickseed 70
Lappula occidentalis
Mniȟčáȟča (Water Flower), Thewápa / Khewápa (Water Lily), Lotus, or American Lotus 71
Nelumbo lutea
Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Huwáŋžíla (Lit. “Hollow-stem limb of-one”), or Hairy Rockcress 72
Arabis hirsuta
Ziŋtkála Tȟawóte (Birds’ Food), or Common Peppergrass 73
Lepidium densiflorum
Húŋtka Kȟáta (lit. "Stem-to-choke-on Hot"), Spring Cress, or Bulbous Cress 74
Cardamine bulbosa
Napčhóka Gmiyáŋ (Round Palm), Shepherd's-Purse 75
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Waȟčá Zí Šičámna (Bad Smelling Yellow Flower), or Prairie-Rocket Wallflower 46
Erysimum asperum
Waȟpé Ȟ’eȟ’é (Ragged Leaf), or Rocky Mountain Bee Plant 76
Peritoma serrulata
Waȟpé Ȟlá (Rattling Flower), or Common Clammyweed 77
Polanisia dodecandra dodecandra
Wagmúha (Gourd Rattle), Bottle Gourd, or Calabash 78
Lagenaria siceraria
Waȟnáȟnaheča (It is Groaning Inside), or Wild Cucumber 79
Echinocystis lobata
Wagmú Pȟežúta (Medicine Gourd), or Buffalo Gourd 80
Cucurbita foetidissima
Wagmú (Squash), Lakota Squash, or Squash 81
Cucurbita maxima
Čhapčhéyazala (lit. “Beaver-?-rows-little”), American Black Currant 82
Ribes americanum
Wičhágnaška Hú (Frogs Stem), or Golden Currant 83
Ribes aureum
Wičhágnaška Tȟáŋka (Big Frogs Legs), or Missouri Gooseberry 84
Ribes missouriense
Waȟpé T’áǧa (Bitter Flower), Čhaŋȟlóȟsnasnala (Jingling Weed), Prairie Alumroot 85
Heuchera richardsonii
Čhaŋíyuwi Iyéčheča (Like a Vine), or Thicket Creeper 86
Parthenocissus inserta
Pȟeží Psuŋpsúŋla (Pliable Grass), Sedge Grass, Sedge, or Douglas' Sedge 25
Carex douglasii
Mní Saŋtúhu (lit. “Water Red-grass”), or Yellow Nutsedge 87
Cyperus esculentus
Míčapȟeča (To Stab One’s Self), or Porcupine Needlegrass 12
Hesperostipa spartea
Pȟeží Wakȟáŋ (Holy Grass), Panic Grass, or Heller’s Rosette Grass 73
Dichanthelium oligosanthes

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