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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 ↓

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Pȟeží Skúya (Sweet Grass), or Barnyardgrass ¹
Echinochloa crus-galli

Ité Awíčhašniyaŋ Hú (The Stalk is Used to Heal the Face), Witch Grass ²
Panicum capillare

Pȟeži Blaskáska (Flat Grass), or Switchgrass ³
Panicum virgatum

Pȟeží Uŋkčéla (Cactus Grass), Sandbur, or Mat Sandbur ⁴
Cenchrus longispinus

Pȟeží Šašá Ókhihe Tȟaŋkíŋkiŋyaŋ (lit. “Grass Red Joined-to To-be-large”), Saŋtúhu Ókhihetȟuŋ (Red Grass [of some kind] Joined-together), or Big Bluestem ⁵
Andropogon gerardii

Pȟeží Šičámna (Stink Grass), or Prairie Junegrass ⁶
Koeleria macrantha

Pȟeží Wačháŋǧa (Sweetgrass), or Sweet Vernal Grass ⁷
Anthoxanthum odoratum

Pȟeží Háŋskaska Psíŋ Iyéčheča (Long Grass that Resembles Wild Rice), or Pumpelly's Bromegrass ⁸
Bromus inermis pumpellianus

Pȟéži Ȟčáka (Very Best Grass), or Western Wheatgrass ⁹
Pascopyrum smithii

Pteyáȟota (What the Bison Swallow Hurriedly), or Canada Wild Rye ¹⁰
Elymus canadensis

Yus’íŋs’iŋ Ité (Tickles [Their] Face), Ité Ašníyaŋpi (Heals [Their] Face), or Foxtail Barley ¹¹
Hordeum jubatum

Psíŋ ("Wild Rice"), or Indian Ricegrass ¹²
Achnatherum hymenoides

Saŋtúhu Ȟčáka (An Exceptional Red Grass), or Prairie Sandreed ¹³
Sporobolus rigidus rigidus

Pȟeží Suksúta (Tough Grass), or Salt Grass ¹⁴
Distichlis spicata

Pȟeží Iwíčhakȟoyaka (Grass They Wear for Adornment), Pȟeží Hiŋkpíla (Short Grass), Sipȟáwičhakaše (Makes Them Stumble), or Buffalo Grass ¹⁵
Bouteloua dactyloides

Pȟeží Okhížata (Branched Grass), or Blue Grama ¹⁶
Bouteloua gracilis

Pȟeží Okhížata (Branched Grass), or Hairy Grama ¹⁷
Bouteloua hirsuta

Mní Pȟeží (Water Grass), or American Slough Grass ¹⁸
Beckmannia syzigachne

Pȟeží Tȟakȟáŋ Kazá (lit. “Grass Sinew Shredded”), Red Three-Awn, or Wiregrass ⁶
Aristida purpurea

Makȟá Čhaŋnákpa (lit. “Earth Tree-ear”), or Lady's Slipper ¹⁹
Cypripedium acaule

Yapízapi Iyéčheča (Looks Like the Kind of Leaf or Grass They would use to make a Squeaking Sound), or Common Starlily ²⁰
Leucocrinum montanum

Yapízapi Hú (They Produce Squeaking Sounds by Blowing on its Stem), False Solomon's Seal ²¹
Maianthemum racemosum

Zuzéča Tȟawóte Hú (Snake Eats the Stem), Tȟaŋkíŋyaŋ Héčha (It is Large), or Solomon’s Seal ²²
Polygonatum biflorum

Pšiŋšíčamna (lit. "Onion-smells-bad"), or Prairie Onion ²³
Allium stellatum

Pšiŋtȟáŋka (Big Onion), or Gunnison’s Mariposa Lily ²¹
Calochortus gunnisonii

Pšiŋtȟáŋka (Big Onion), or Sego lily ²⁴
Calochortus nuttallii

Mnaȟčáȟča (Very Fragrant Flower), Wild Lily, or Wood Lily ²⁵
Lilium philadelphicum

Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Makȟátȟola Pȟežúta (Blue Earth Hollow-stalk Medicine), wahíŋheya iphíye (Mole Makes-full), Leopard Lily, or Spotted Fritillary ²⁶
Fritillaria atropurpurea

Hiŋháŋ Tȟaháŋpe (Owl Moccasin), Pšitóla Hú (Bulb Stem), Arrowhead, or Broadleaf Arrowhead ²⁷
Sagittaria latifolia

Wakíŋyaŋla Paȟlí Hú (lit. "Little-Thunder Sticks-in-the-ground Limb"), or Northern Water Plantain ²¹
Alisma triviale

Siŋkpétȟawote (lit. “Muskrat’s Food”), or Sweet-Flag ²⁸
Acorus calamus

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

Pȟeží Skúya (Sweet Grass), or Barnyardgrass 1 Echinochloa crus-galli

Ité Awíčhašniyaŋ Hú (The Stalk is Used to Heal the Face), Witch Grass 2 Panicum capillare

Pȟeži Blaskáska (Flat Grass), or Switchgrass 3 Panicum virgatum

Pȟeží Uŋkčéla (Cactus Grass), Sandbur, or Mat Sandbur 4 Cenchrus longispinus

Pȟeží Šašá Ókhihe Tȟaŋkíŋkiŋyaŋ (lit. “Grass Red Joined-to To-be-large”), Saŋtúhu Ókhihetȟuŋ (Red Grass [of some kind] Joined-together), or Big Bluestem 5 Andropogon gerardii

Pȟeží Šičámna (Stink Grass), or Prairie Junegrass 6 Koeleria macrantha

Pȟeží Wačháŋǧa (Sweetgrass), or Sweet Vernal Grass 7 Anthoxanthum odoratum

Pȟeží Háŋskaska Psíŋ Iyéčheča (Long Grass that Resembles Wild Rice), or Pumpelly's Bromegrass 8 Bromus inermis pumpellianus

Pȟéži Ȟčáka (Very Best Grass), or Western Wheatgrass 9 Pascopyrum smithii

Pteyáȟota (What the Bison Swallow Hurriedly), or Canada Wild Rye 10 Elymus canadensis

Yus’íŋs’iŋ Ité (Tickles [Their] Face), Ité Ašníyaŋpi (Heals [Their] Face), or Foxtail Barley 11 Hordeum jubatum

Psíŋ ("Wild Rice"), or Indian Ricegrass 12 Achnatherum hymenoides

Saŋtúhu Ȟčáka (An Exceptional Red Grass), or Prairie Sandreed 13 Sporobolus rigidus rigidus

Pȟeží Suksúta (Tough Grass), or Salt Grass 14 Distichlis spicata

Pȟeží Iwíčhakȟoyaka (Grass They Wear for Adornment), Pȟeží Hiŋkpíla (Short Grass), Sipȟáwičhakaše (Makes Them Stumble), or Buffalo Grass 15 Bouteloua dactyloides

Pȟeží Okhížata (Branched Grass), or Blue Grama 16 Bouteloua gracilis

Pȟeží Okhížata (Branched Grass), or Hairy Grama 17 Bouteloua hirsuta

Mní Pȟeží (Water Grass), or American Slough Grass 18 Beckmannia syzigachne

Pȟeží Tȟakȟáŋ Kazá (lit. “Grass Sinew Shredded”), Red Three-Awn, or Wiregrass 6 Aristida purpurea

Makȟá Čhaŋnákpa (lit. “Earth Tree-ear”), or Lady's Slipper 19 Cypripedium acaule

Yapízapi Iyéčheča (Looks Like the Kind of Leaf or Grass They would use to make a Squeaking Sound), or Common Starlily 20 Leucocrinum montanum

Yapízapi Hú (They Produce Squeaking Sounds by Blowing on its Stem), False Solomon's Seal 21 Maianthemum racemosum

Zuzéča Tȟawóte Hú (Snake Eats the Stem), Tȟaŋkíŋyaŋ Héčha (It is Large), or Solomon’s Seal 22 Polygonatum biflorum

Pšiŋšíčamna (lit. "Onion-smells-bad"), or Prairie Onion 23 Allium stellatum

Pšiŋtȟáŋka (Big Onion), or Gunnison’s Mariposa Lily 21 Calochortus gunnisonii

Pšiŋtȟáŋka (Big Onion), or Sego lily 24 Calochortus nuttallii

Mnaȟčáȟča (Very Fragrant Flower), Wild Lily, or Wood Lily 25 Lilium philadelphicum

Čhaŋȟlóǧaŋ Makȟátȟola Pȟežúta (Blue Earth Hollow-stalk Medicine), wahíŋheya iphíye (Mole Makes-full), Leopard Lily, or Spotted Fritillary 26 Fritillaria atropurpurea

Hiŋháŋ Tȟaháŋpe (Owl Moccasin), Pšitóla Hú (Bulb Stem), Arrowhead, or Broadleaf Arrowhead 27 Sagittaria latifolia

Wakíŋyaŋla Paȟlí Hú (lit. "Little-Thunder Sticks-in-the-ground Limb"), or Northern Water Plantain 21 Alisma triviale

Siŋkpétȟawote (lit. “Muskrat’s Food”), or Sweet-Flag 28 Acorus calamus