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Show Ute Food Uses: According to Titus ( Oral History Interview, American West Center, 1969), Ute women used to gather alfalfa seeds, clover seeds, berries, and squawberry bushes, and then dried and ground them into a flour for bread. There is no mention of this plant by consultants. Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: Palmer ( 1878: 604) indicated that the Paiutes used the seeds as a food and the tender branches as greens. A, 4.2.... Canaigre ( Rumex hymenosepaulus, Polygonaceae): Reported Locations: According to Goodrich and Neese ( 1986: 237) canaigre is found occasionally in the Uinta Basin, in Daggett to Uintah Counties, among desert shrub, sagebrush, and juniper communities from 4,700 to 5,600 feet. The plant usually grows in sandy clay to heavy clay soils. However, ECOTONE ( 1995) does not list canaigre in their report on the Uintah- Ouray Reservation. Ute Food Uses: Fowler( 1986: 77) indicates that the Northern Utes used the seeds and stems of this plant. No confirmation was given by consultants. Uses By Neighboring Great Basin Populations: According to Fowler ( 1986: 77) the Western Shoshones used the seeds of this plant. A. 4... 3...... Glover ( Trifolium spp., Fabaceae): Reported Locations: Goodrich and Neese ( 1986: 154) list ten varieties of clover in the Uinta Basin area, from 5,100 to 12,000 feet in various communities. ECOTONE ( 1995: A- 11, A- 14, A- 25, A- 31, A- 34) reported three varieties, red ( T. pratense), white ( T. repens), and alsike ( T. hybridum) on the reservation in various plant environments. Ute Food Uses: Again, Titus ( Oral History, American West Center, 1967) indicated that Ute women gathered clover seeds, alfalfa seeds, berries, and squawberry bushes for use in a flour called " tattie" which was made into a bread. No confirmation was given on this by consultants. Ute Medicinal and Ritual Uses: Harris ( Oral History, American West Center, 1969) also mentions an herb used as a poultice for sores called Indian medicine which looks like alfalfa or clover leaves but the leaves were red. Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: Chamberlin ( 1909a: 37; 1911: 383) lists the plant name for the Utes and Gosiutes but does not describe its use. According to Fowler ( 1986: 74) the Owens Valley Paiute used the seeds of this plant. AAA Flax ( Lmwra sp., Linaceae): Smith ( 1974a: 273) describes a flax named / wui= pi/ in Ute. Reported Location: Four varieties of flax are reported in the Uinta mountains and Basin area. One Linum kingii is restricted to higher 61 |
