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Show A. 3., 9 Sego ... Lily ( Calochortus nuttallii, Liliaceae): The Ute name is / sikwu/ ( U), / cikwu/ ( WR) ( Smith 1974a: 271) or possibly even [ si'go] ( Chamberlin 1909: 33) / sikwu/ ( 1.4; 2.1). Reported Locations: Sego lilies can be found amongst desert shrub, sagebrush and juniper communities and infrequently in mountain brush, dry aspen, and ponderosa pine communities up to 6,000 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 173). ECOTONE ( 1995: A- 9) located it in deciduous conifer environments on the reservation. Sego lilies were identified and sighted in the Coyote Basin area ( 1.2);, in Uinta Canyon ( 4.2) and along Farm Creek Road ( 4.4). Food Uses Among the Utes: Ute consultants noted the importance of this plant's bulb for food ( 1.1; 1.3; 2.1), and H. Wardle, R. Jenks, and L. Pawwinnee Cuch ( Oral History, American West Center, 1969) described the root of the sego lily as the " Little Life Plant of the Hills." Chamberlin ( 1909a: 33) and Fowler ( 1986: 75) indicated that this plant was an important source of food to the Utes. Janetski ( 1983: 5- 6), Garner and Hawley ( 1950: 324), and Lang ( 1953: 8) also mentioned the use of the sego lily root as food by the Utes. Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: The Gosiutes utilized the sego lily bulb for food ( Chamberlin 1911: 364). A, 3.10... Spring. Beauty,.. Indian Potato ( Claytonia lanceolata, Portulaceae): The Ute name is " nuki- chin" ( 4.1) or possibly the / nuu- pucu= ti/ as identified by Smith ( 1974a: 271). Reported Locations: According to Goodrich and Neese this plant exists in the Uinta mountains, Blue Mountain, Diamond Mountain and Strawberry Valley among sagebrush, aspen, and conifer communities around 7,200 to 8,400 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 240). ECOTONE ( 1995) does not include the spring beauty within the reservation boundaries. One Ute consultant ( 1.1) indicated that it could be gathered around Paradise Reservoir and possibly near Tabiona. Another reported that it was found at the elevation of Pole Creek Lake and was gathered as snow receded in May and June ( 4.4). One consultant ( 1.4) expressed concern that areas on U. S. Forest Service land outside the reservation be protected, and that Utes be allowed to continue to pick this important food in these locations. Food Uses by Utes: The bulbs of this plant were eaten by Northern Utes ( Fowler 1986: 77; Chamberlin 1909a: 33; Smith 1974: 271). Lyman and Denver ( 1970: 86) also indicate that " wild potatoes" were eaten. Goodrich indicated that the bulb of spring beauty is most likely what the Utes call the Indian potato, from a discussion he had with Clifford Duncan ( Lowry conversation with Goodrich 5/ 95). M. Harris ( Oral History, American West Center, 1969) and Ute consultants ( 1.4; 2.1) described the Indian potato as being black in appearance, the size of a golf ball and soft with a 56 |