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Show Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: All parts of the oak but particularly the bark ( and even the galls) were used by neighboring populations ( Fowler, 1986: 74; Chamberlin 1911: 378). A. 1.. 16 Wild... Roses ( Rosa woodsii, Rosaceae): The Ute name for wild rose hips is / cii= pi/, or / muwici= pi/ for the larger variety ( Smith 1974a: 270) and " nanasich" for the flower ( 4.1). Reported Locations: This plant is commonly found in the Uinta Basin along waterways amid aspen, cottonwood, spruce, pine, willow, and dogwood communities from 4,700 to 10,000 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 260). ECOTONE ( 1995: A- 1, A- 4, A- 8, A- 12, A- 22, A- 33) also locates the wild rose amid many plant communities on the reservation. Wild roses were sighted and reported along the Yellowstone Feeder Canal where the road following Cottonwood Creek intersects with the canal and near Coyote Basin Pond( 1.3), in Whiterocks Canyon, ( 1.2, 4.2), in Uinta Canyon ( 1.2; 4.2). and in Yellowstone Canyon ( 4.3). Ute Food Uses: According to Fowler ( 1986: 78), the Southern Utes and Utah Southern Paiutes used the fruit of the wild rose. Chamberlin ( 1909a: 36; 1911: 379) indicated that the Utes and Gosiutes sometimes ate the rose hips of the Rosa fendleri, a species not known to the Uinta Basin. Smith ( 1974a: 270) listed wild rose hips as collected in the mountains and eaten boiled by the Northern Utes as did Pettit ( 1990: 27). There is no confirmation of this by Ute consultants. Ute Medicinal and Ritual Uses: M. Harris ( Oral History, American West Center, 1969) indicated that wild rose bushes were good for certain, unspecified, medicinal purposes. One consultant ( 4.2) reports that they were used in burial practices. When there were many deaths in a single family, rose branches were placed over the body of the deceased to protect living family members from the bad spirit bringing death. Other Uses by the Utes: Smith ( 1974a: 109, 119) reports that rosewood was used for making arrows and pipe stems. Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: Apparently the Paiutes, Shoshones and Washoes of Nevada not only eat the rose hips of the wild rose, they use the roots, leaves, bark, and seeds for medicinal purposes. The leaves are steeped for a spring tonic, roots are used for diarrhea, colds, urinary problems, and intestinal influenza. Scrapings of rose stems are used for wounds and seeds are used for soothing the lower intestinal tract ( Train et al. 1974: 129- 131). A,. 1.17 .. Wint. erg. reen ( Pyrola spp., Pyrolaceae): The Northern Ute name is / maku/ ( Smith 1974a: 270). Reported Locations: There are four varieties of wintergreen in the Uinta Basin, all found in the Uinta mountains from 7,000 up to a possible 10,000 46 |