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Show 21, A- 24, A- 33) lists only the annuus variety on the reservation but in various plant environments. Ute Food Uses: Sunflower seeds were listed as used by the Utes for food by Lowie ( 1924: 201), Stewart ( 1942: 251), Smith ( 1974a: 273), Callaway et al. ( 1986: 338), and Lang ( 1953: 8), although according to one consultant ( 2.1) they are rarely gathered for this purpose today. Uses By Neighboring Great Basin Populations: According to Fowler ( 1986: 71) the Northern, Eastern and Western Shoshones, Gosiutes, Bannock, Northern, Owens Valley, and Utah Southern Paiute, Panamint, and Kawaiisu used the seeds of this plant. A, 4.8.... Sweet.. Grass,... YaniHa.. Grass ( Hierochloe odorata, Poaceae): Reported Locations: This grass is found on canyon bottoms along water courses and in wet meadows of the pine- spruce zone at elevations from 7,400 to 11,500 ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 210). ECOTONE ( 1995) didn't list this for the reservation. Ute consultants identified several locations for this plant, including Whiterocks Canyon ( 4.2), Altonah- Yellowstone river area ( 1.2), Uinta Canyon ( 3.1; 4.1), and Pole Creek ( 1.2; 4.2). Medicinal and Ritual Uses by Ute: It is used as a purifying agent in sacred ceremonies, including the Sun Dance and sweat lodges ( 4.2). Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: None of our sources listed sweet grass under this or any other botanical name as used by other Great Basin populations. A.. 4.. 9. ... Wild. Rye,.. Lyme. Grass ( Elymus canadensis, Poaceae): Reported Locations: Wild Rye is located in the Uinta Basin, along ditch banks, fence rows, and water courses up to 7,000 feet ( Goodrich and Neese 1986: 207). ECOTONE ( 1995: A- 3, A- 6, A- ll, A- 15, A- 25, A- 32) lists this for various environments on the reservation. Uses by the Utes: The seeds of the wild rye were eaten by the Northern Utes according to Chamberlin ( 1909a: 34) and Fowler ( 1986: 76). There was no substantiation of this from consultants. Uses by Neighboring Great Basin Populations: This was also a food among the Gosiutes ( Chamberlin 1911: 368; Fowler 1986: 76) and the Oregon Northern Paiute ( Fowler 1986: 76). AAlQ..... WoQ. d$.. X) rjiJt>. a » .. WMUo. w... G. r. aisiJS ( Draba nemorosa, Brassicaceae): A Ute name is [ kus- pa- sen- di- at] ( Chamberlin 1909a: 33). Reported Locations: According to Goodrich and Neese ( 1986: 92) this plant exists in the Uintah mountains among pinion- juniper, mountain brush, and ponderosa pine communities at 5,800 to 8,200 feet. ECOTONE ( 1995) does not include it for the reservation. 63 |