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Hemlock:
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Koyukon Name
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Koyukon Root
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Cicuta mackenzieanna
(Cicuta virosa)
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poison water hemlock
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k'enłnaaye
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no8
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Lit. 'that causes death'
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heldedlee
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detl2
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Lit. 'that which trembles'
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heldełee
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Cicuta virosa
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Hudson Bay Tea:
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Koyukon Name
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Koyukon Root
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Ledum palustre
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Labrador tea
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k'elaakk'ʉyh
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kk'ʉy
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Lit. 'V-shaped branch,' due to the opposing arrangement of leaves
In the Central dialect the bush itself is called łeyeł, and its florescence k'elokk'ʉyh. In the other dialects, łeyeł is used as common designator for all brush, or low bushes, and the plant as well as the terminal flower cluster is termed k'elokk'ʉyh
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Jetté - "Thyrus (cluster) of white flowers of Ledum palustre said to have been used as a substitute for tea by employees of the Hudson Bay Company. The infusion of its leaves is believed to have medicinal properties, and whites occasionally drink it in the spring to 'purify the blood.'
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Ledum palustre
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tleehʉloo daaldloye
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łoo
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Lit. 'That which is on the crust'
Also called k'elokk'ʉyh
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Ledum palustre
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łeyeł
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yeł3::łeyeł
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Most often refers to dwarf birch
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Ledum palustre
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