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100
Multiple Choice:
(A) Solomon's plume - Maianthemum racemosum - rhizomes for sore throat
(B) Starflower - Lysimachia borealis - root smoke attracts deer
(C) Fragrant Waterlily - Nymphaea odorata - Buds eaten
Answer: (C)
Common Name: Field Horsetail
Scientific Name: Equisetum arvense
Traditional Usage: Diuretic
100
Multiple Choice:
(A) Tamarack - Larix laricina - Roots sewing material
(B) Sweetfern - Comptonia peregrina - Burn medicine
(C) Canadian hemlock - Tsuga canadensis - New tips eaten
Answer: (B)
Common Name: Sweetfern
Scientific Name: Comptonia peregrina
Traditional Usage: Burn medicine
100
Multiple Choice:
(A) Staghorn sumac - Rhus typhina -Roots stop bleeding
(B) Bracken - Pteridium aquilinum - Cooked shoots eaten
(C) Red elderberry - Sambucus racemosa - Inner bark emetic
Answer: (C)
Common Name: Red Elderberry
Scientific Name: Sambucus racemosa
Traditional Usage: Inner bark emetic
100
Multiple Choice:
(A) Early lowbush berry - vaccinium angustifolium - fruit
(B) Canadian lousewort - Pedicularis canadensis - Love charm
(C) Wild bergamot - Monarda fistulosa - Steam for bronchitis
Answer: (C)
Common Name: Wild Bergot
Scientific Name: Monarda fistulosa
Traditional Usage: Steam for bronchitis
100
Multiple Choice:
(A) Sessile benwort - Uvularia sessilifolia - Roots for stomach pains
(B) Bracken - Pteridium aquilinum - Cooked shoots eaten
(C) Arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis - Smudge
Answer: (B)
Common Name: Bracken
Scientific Name: Pteridium aquailinum
Traditional Usage: Cooked shoots eaten
200
Multiple Choice:
(A) Tamarack - Larix laricina - Roots sewing material
(B) Arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis - Smudge
(C) Common juniper - Juniperus communis - Twig decoction treats asthma
Answer: (B)
Common Name: Arborvitae
Scientific Name: Thuja occidentalis
Traditional Usage: Smudge
200
Multiple Choice:
(A) Blue cohosh - Caulophyllum thalictroides - Roots a female medicine
(B) Sessile benwort - Uvularia sessilifolia - Roots for stomach pains
(C) Bog birch - Betula pumila - Incense
Answer: (C)
Common Name: Bog birch
Scientific Name: Betula pumila
Traditional Usage: Incense
200
Multiple Choice:
(A) Goldthread - Coptis trifolia - Treats oral canker sores
(B) Cow-parsnip - Heracleum maximum - Poultice for sores
(C) Bearberry - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Smoked for headaches
Answer: (C)
Common Name: Bearberry
Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Traditional Usage: Smoked for headaches
200
Multiple Choice:
(A) Blue cohosh / Caulophyllum thalictroides / Roots a female medicine
(B) Ironwood / Ostrya virginiana / Wigwam frame poles
(C) Bur oak / Quercus macrocarpa / Seeds in soup
Answer: (A)
Common Name: Blue cohosh
Scientific Name: Caulophyllum thalictroides
Traditional Usage: Roots, a female medicine
200
Multiple Choice:
(A) Canadian hemlock - Tsuga canadensis - New tips eaten
(B) Red Pine - Pinus resinosa - Toys made from foliage
(C) Jack pine - Pinus banksiana - Roots for sewing material
Answer: (C)
Common Name: Jack pine
Scientific Name: Pinus banksiana
Traditional Usage: Roots for sewing material
300
Multiple Choice:
(A) Jewelweed - impatiens capensis - Juice cures the sting of nettles
(B) Tamarack - Larix laricina - Roots sewing material
(C) Cow-parsnip - Heraclieum maximum - Poultice for sores
Answer: (C)
Common Name: Cow-parsnip
Scientific Name: Heraclieum maximum
Traditional Usage: Poultice for sores
300
Multiple Choice:
(A) Common juniper - juniperus communis - Twig decoction treats asthma
(B) Arborvitae - Thuja occidentalis - Smudge
(C) Jackpine - Pinus banksiana - Roots for sewing material
Answer: (A)
Common Name: Common juniper
Scientific Name: Juniperus communis
Traditional Usage: Twig decoction treats asthma
300
Multiple Choice:
(A) Sessile benwort - Uvularia sessilifolia - Roots for stomach pains
(B) Canadian lousewort - Pedicularis canadensis - Love charm
(C) Staghorn sumac - Rhus typhina -Roots stop bleeding
Answer: (A)
Common Name: Sessile benwort
Scientific Name: Uvularia sessilifolia
Traditional Usage: Roots for stomach pains
300
Multiple Choice:
(A) Bog birch - Betula pumila - Incense
(B) Jack pine - Pinus banksiana - Roots for sewing material
(C) Speckled alder - Alnus rugosa - Root stops bleeding
Answer: (B)
Common Name: Jack pine
Scientific Name: Pinus banksiana
Traditional Usage: Roots for sewing
300
Multiple Choice:
(A) Wintergreen - Gaultheria procumbens - Pain relieving tea
(B) Staghorn sumac - Rhus typhina -Roots stop bleeding
(C) Hawthorn - Crataegus spp. - Awls
Answer: (B)
Common Name: Staghorn Sumac
Scientific Name: Rhus typhina
Traditional Usage: Roots stop bleeding
400
Multiple Choice:
(A) Solomon's plume - Maianthemum racemosum - rhizomes for sore throat
(B) Starflower - Lysimachia borealis - root smoke attracts deer
(C) Fragrant Waterlily - Nymphaea odorata - Buds eaten
Answer: (B)
Common Name: Starflower
Scientific Name: Lysimachia borealis
Traditional Usage: Root smoke attracts deer
400
Multiple Choice:
(A) Jewelweed - impatiens capensis - Juice cures the sting of nettles
(B) Wood nettle - Laportea canadensis - Fish nets from stem fibers
(C) Sphagnum moss - Sphagnum spp. - Diapers
Answer: (A)
Common Name: Jewelweed
Scientific Name: Impatiens capensis
Traditional Usage: Juice cures the sting of nettles
400
Multiple Choice:
(A) Wild bergamot - Monarda fistulosa - Steam for bronchitis
(B) Canadian lousewort - Pedicularis canadensis - Love charm
(C) Common juniper - juniperus communis - Twig decoction treats asthma
Answer: (B)
Common Name: Canadian lousewort
Scientific Name: Pedicularis canadensis
Traditional Usage: Love charm
400
Multiple Choice:
(A) Hawthorn - Crataegus spp. - Awls
(B) Wintergreen - Gaultheria procumbens - Pain relieving tea
(C) Haircap moss - Polytrichum spp. - Diuretic
Answer: (C)
Common Name: Haircap moss
Scientific Name: Polytrichum spp.
Traditional Usage: Diuretic
400
Multiple Choice:
(A) Solomon s-seal - Polygonatum spp. - Root tea for cough
(B) Cow-parsnip - Heraclieum maximum - Poultice for sores
(C) Bog birch - Betula pumila - Incense
Answer: (A)
Common Name: Solomon s-seal
Scientific Name: Polygonatum spp.
Traditional Usage: