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Show A... 1.9 Strawberry ( Fragaria virginiana or possibly Fragaria vesca, Rosaceae): The Ute name is / tuwisi/ ( Smith 1974a: 270) or " t wes" ( Wardle 1969: 21) Reported Locations: Strawberry is occasionally found in the Uinta Basin in woods and meadows from 7,500 to 10,600 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 255). ECOTONE ( 1995: A- 2, A- 10, A- 23) lists this in conifer, deciduous conifer, and palustrine/ shrub areas on the Uintah- Ouray Reservation. Wild strawberries were reported and/ or seen at the south side of Chepeta Lake and near other mountain lakes above Uinta and Whiterocks canyons ( 3.1; 4.1), in Whiterocks Canyon ( 1.2; 3.1), and near Big Springs in Uinta Canyon ( 1.2). Ute Food Uses: Ute consultants indicate that people still gather wild strawberries ( 1.2; 2.1; 3.1; 4.1; 4.4), although one suggested that they tended to eat them on the spot rather than collecting and preserving them ( 2.1). Janetski ( 1983: 65- 6), Smith ( 1974a: 270), Garner and Hawley ( 1950: 325) and Callaway et al. ( 1986: 338) all indicated that the Utes ate the strawberry. Ute Medicinal Uses: One consultant ( 4.1) indicated that strawberries were used as heart medicine. The plants were dried, pulverized and then mixed in hot water to relieve heart pain. Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: The Gosiute also ate this berry in season ( Chamberlin 1911: 370). A4AlQ.... Wild.. Plum,.. Potowatami ( Prunus americana, Rosaceae): Reported Locations: Found in the Uinta Basin along ditches and natural drainages below 7,500 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 260). ECOTONE, however, does not include the wild plum in the study area. One Northern Ute person ( 2.1) indicated that wild plums are not plentiful in the area, while another reported that Utes still collect and eat the plums. One location is off highway, U. S. 40 towards Vernal ( 1.1) but this may be a domesticated plum. A,. ltll Utah Junip. er,.... White... cedar ( Juniperus osteosperma. also J. utahensis, Cupressaceae). According to Helen Wardle ( 1969: 3), the cedar is called " wah up'." Smith ( 1974a: 270) listed it as / wapu= pi/. For the Ute, Gosiute, Paiute, Shoshone, Western Paiute, and Owens Valley Paiute, the /. osteosperma is listed as high in cultural significance ( Stoffle et al. 1990: 426; Halmo et al. 1993: 147). In fact, Halmo et al. ( 1993: 147) list it as highest in significance amongst eighteen plants studied. Reported Locations: It is found in the Uinta Basin in extensive pygmy forests flanking the Uintas from 6,000 to 7,500 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 120). ECOTONE ( 1995: A- 1, A- 4, A- 16, A- 20, A- 22) locates it in 42 |
