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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

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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: