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Show A, 3.5.... Blue... Camas ( Camassia quamash, Liliaceae): Ute name is / tu- nuts/ as given by one consultant who described both its white and purple varieties ( 2.1). Reported Locations: According to Goodrich and Neese this plant exists in the Uinta Basin meadow and sagebrush- grass areas around 7,000 to 7,880 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 173), however, ECOTONE ( 1995) does not include it for the reservation. Consultants report its presence in the area, although no specific locations were mentioned ( 1.4; 2.1). Food Uses by the Ute: The bulbs of this plant were reported as eaten by Utah Indians ( possibly Gosiute and Ute) by Chamberlin ( 1909b: 5). One elder reported that its round bulb had a sweet taste and is pulverized to make a soup ( 2.1). Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Population: Chamberlin ( 1911: 364) specifically indicated the Gosiutes used another variety of camas for food. A,. 3.6.... Puckpotato.. Arrowhead ( Sagittaria cuneata, Alismataceae): Reported Locations: This plant is found in the Green River flood areas, near Ouray, Stewart Lake, Echo Park, and the Green Lakes from 4,700 to 7,380 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 20). ECOTONE ( 1995: A- 36, A- 35) lists this in beaver ponds and in open water environments on the reservation. One consultant mentioned that it is gathered from various mountain lakes from the regions above Lake Fork to Whiterocks Canyon ( 3.1), but this is probably a different plant, the cow lily ( Nuphar polysepalum), as these mountain lakes are generally at 10,000 feet or higher. The cow lily has been found in Uinta lakes from 9,000 to 11,000 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 180) and its roots and seeds are edible ( Harrington 1972: 14- 17). Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: According to Chamberlin ( 1911: 380) the Gosiutes used the Sagittaria variabilis but did not specify for what. A, 3.7.... Oregon.. Grape ( Mahonia repens, Berberidaceae): Ute name is [ ksip- o-a- ats] ( Chamberiin 1909a: 33). Reported Locations: This shrub is common in the mountains, in aspen, cottonwood, spruce, pine, conifer, and sagebrush communities between 7,000 and 9,500 feet, and along rivers and bottom lands among willows, dogwoods, and roses ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 73- 4). ECOTONE ( 1995: A- 1, A- 4, A- 8, A- 12, A- 16, A- 20, A- 22) also lists the Oregon grape for many environments on the Uintah- Ouray Reservation. It was visually identified in Whiterocks Canyon and also found in Uinta Canyon ( 1.2). Ute Medicinal Uses: Fowler ( 1986) did not mention this plant at all for the Utes, probably because Chamberlin listed it as a Berberis repense ( Chamberlin 1909a: 33). Most likely, as Vogel ( 1970: vii) suggests, the 54 |