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Koyukon Plant Database


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Scientific Name Related Terms
Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information
Rubus idaeus

dets'en tl'aakk
tl'aakk1
589
Lit. 'goose + Ω' (unclear term)
Rubus idaeus


ts'en3
664


Rubus idaeus

neełdeggey
dekk1
129



Rubus idaeus
Rubus idaeus
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Scientific Name Related Terms
Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information
Polygonum alpinum wild rhubarb
ggooł
ggootl2
217
Nelson identifies this with Rumex arcticus
Sullivan - "The leafstalks and stems, when young and tender, are eaten by the natives, either raw, or fried in grease, or boiled as greens."

dried stem of wild rhubarb
ggooł tsets
ggootl2
217





tsets2
636



Polygonum alpinum
Polygonum alpinum
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Scientific Name Related Terms
Koyukon Name Koyukon Root KAD Page Notes on Translation Use Information
Rosa acicularis wild rose
hus dekene', hus
hus
265




kooyh
kooyh
305



rose blossom
kooyh kone'
kooyh
305



rose hip
kooyh loyde
kooyh
305

Nelson - Eaten raw

Source of vitamin C


hus loyde
hus
265



seeds of the rose hip
kooyh yee deneege'
kooyh
305


Dasiphora floribunda tundra rose, shrubby cinquefoil
kk'uy' tloye'
tloy
584



Rosa acicularis
Rosa acicularis

Dasiphora_floribunda
Dasiphora floribunda

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