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Wild Cucumber
Echinocystis lobata
  • Kanienʼkéha
    o’nhónhsehs
  • Anishinaabemowin
    matchigiminak
  • French
    Concombre grimpant, concombre sauvage
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
  • Kanienʼkéha
    tsyonehskwénrye
  • Anishinaabemowin
    namepin, nmepin
Wild Grape
Vitis riparia
Riverbank Grape
  • Kanienʼkéha
    o’nénhare
  • Anishinaabemowin
    zhoominan, jo’minaga’wanj
  • French
    Vigne des rivages
Wild Leeks
Allium tricoccum
Ramps
  • Kanienʼkéha
    o'nyónkseri
  • Anishinaabemowin
    bgoji-zhi, agaagawinzh (-iig, plural), siga'gawanj, siga'gawanch
  • French
    Ail des bois
Wild Mint
Mentha arvensis
Corn Mint, Field Mint
  • Kanienʼkéha
    ye’tonhkwanóhstáhkwa, ie'tonhkwanohstáhkwa', kanóhstha
  • Anishinaabemowin
    namewack, aandek-bagoohnsean
  • French
    Menthe des champs (M. arvensis), Menthe du Canada (M. canadensis)
Wild onion
Allium canadense
Meadow Garlic, Canada Onion, Meadow Onion
  • Kanienʼkéha
    onyónkseri
  • Anishinaabemowin
    makade'sigaga'wanj, makade'sigaga'wanch
  • French
    Ail du Canada
Wild Plum
Prunus americana Marshall
Rosaceae
  • Kanienʼkéha
    wíhson
  • Anishinaabemowin
    bgesaanmin'gaawanzh, “wild sugar plums”; bagesaanak = plums
  • French
    Prunier d'Amérique
Wild Rice
Zizania aquatica, Z. palustris
  • Kanienʼkéha
    atenen’ónkwas
  • Anishinaabemowin
    mnoomin (-an, plural)
  • French
    Z. aquatica: Zizanie à fleurs blanches Z. palustris: Zizanie des marais
Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
  • Kanienʼkéha
    tsyotere'se'kó:wa, yonekó:wa, tsyawenséhsha, otsyawénhsa
  • Anishinaabemowin
    waaboos-odji-bik, waabooz jiibik
  • French
    Aralie à tige nue, Salsepareille, chassepareille
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
  • Kanienʼkéha
    ken’niiohontesha, niyohentéhsha’, niyohontéhsa, ken’niyohontésha
  • Anishinaabemowin
    odeimin (-an, plural)
  • French
    Fraise sauvage
Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens L.
Eastern Teaberry, Teaberry
  • Kanienʼkéha
    Teyun’rahdasta:te, kanenrahtà:tens “thick leaves”
  • Anishinaabemowin
    Wiinsibak, Wiinisiibag, Wiinisiibagad, wini’sibugons’, wini'sibagons (singular), - ak (plural), wiinisiibag/ oon, owiinisiimin/an
  • French
    Thé des bois, Gaulthérie couchée, Thé rouge
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
  • Kanienʼkéha
    takwa’aserón:ni
  • Anishinaabemowin
    nsakemizins
Wood Nettle
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
  • Kanienʼkéha
    teyutokorúte, yakohesará:tah, óhrhes
  • Anishinaabemowin
    mazaanaatig, zesab
  • French
    Grande ortie
Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca L.
  • Kanienʼkéha
    ken’niiohontesha, niyohentéhsha’, niyohontéhsa, ken’niyohontésha
  • Anishinaabemowin
    odeimin (-an, plural)
  • French
    Fraise de bois
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
  • Kanienʼkéha
    aró:sen raotáhson, skaweró:wane aotihonte
  • Anishinaabemowin
    ajidamoowaanow, a'djidamo'wano
  • French
    Achillée millefeuille
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
Gray birch, Golden birch, and Swamp birch
  • Kanienʼkéha
    tsyotsyó:ren
  • Anishinaabemowin
    wiinizik (-oog, plural)
  • French
    Bouleau jaune, Merisier