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The Alaska Native Plant Society predates the North American Native Plant Society that got started in 1985. Founding President: Verna Pratt. Verna Pratt and 34 other native plant enthusiasts started the Alaska Native Plant Society in 1982. Verna was the lead in its start up and worked as its president from 1982 to 1988. She cultivated knowledge ...
Callitropsis nootkatensis, formerly known as Cupressus nootkatensis (syn. Xanthocyparis nootkatensis, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), is a species of tree in the cypress family native to the coastal regions of northwestern North America. This species goes by many common names including: Nootka cypress, yellow cypress, Alaska cypress, Nootka cedar ...
Salmonberry, Rubus spectabilis. Was'x'aan Tléigu. Eaten raw, also commonly used in jams and jellies. Shoots can be peeled and eaten raw. Available in July/August. Common on hillsides with much rain and sun. Nagoonberry, Rubus arcticus. Neigóon. Eaten raw, also commonly used to make juice and tea.
The plant has been used ceremonially by the Tlingit, Tsimshian, and Haida people residing in Southeast Alaska and coastal British Columbia. A piece of Devil's club hung over a doorway is said to ward off evil. The plant is harvested and used in a variety of ways, most commonly as an oral tea in traditional settings, but also poultices and ...
S. alaxensis. Binomial name. Salix alaxensis. (Andersson) Coville. Natural range of Salix alaxensis. Salix alaxensis is a species of flowering plant in the willow family known by the common names Alaska willow and feltleaf willow. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs throughout Alaska and northwestern Canada.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 explains how these Alaska Native villages came to be tracked this way. This version was updated based on Federal Register, Volume 87, dated January 28, 2022 (87 FR 4638), [1] when the number of Alaskan Native tribes entities totaled 231. The list is maintained in alphabetical order with respect to ...
WGSRPD code: ASK (level 3) This category includes the Flora of Alaska, in Subarctic America. It includes flora taxa that are native to Alaska. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Alaska" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for ...
Empetrum nigrum is a low growing, evergreen shrub with a creeping habit. [7] The leaves are 3–6 millimetres (– inch) long, arranged alternately along the stem. The stems are red when young and then fade to brown. It blooms between May and June. [8]