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English Latin Kanienʼkéha Anishinaabemowin
Spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume ta'tyatókwa “Breaking bushes,” which refers to the brittle leaves
Striped Pipsissewa Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh gaabgebak
Wild Plum Prunus americana Marshall wíhson bgesaanmin'gaawanzh, “wild sugar plums”; bagesaanak = plums
Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis L. otsí:nekwar kahtehrowá:nen: “golden very powerful root,” “golden physically big root”
Hopniss Apios americana Medik. ohnana:ta, ohnenna'ta'ón:we “a potato”
Ginseng Panax quinquefolius L. tekaren’tó:ken, tekahtehró:ken, kanó:ta
Sunchoke Helianthus tuberosus ohnennà:ta ashkibwaa, as'kibwan'
Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris kahtehrahòn:tsi zhishkwedaansan, naanaaganashk (-oon) (general name for ferns), mzise miijim (general term for fern)
Cranberries Vaccinium oxycoccos L., Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. tó:kware mishkiigminan, mashkiigi minagaawanzh
Downy Hawthorn Crataegus mollis ohì:kta wahyarà:ken; yotironhwentsí:yo miinensgaawanzh
Pale Woodland Sunflower Helianthus strumosus oron'ónhta, otsitsa’kó:wah ziindaagan
Red Currant Ribes rubrum nikanenharà:sa mieidji’minaga’wanjiig, waaboos-odji-bik
Common Dewberry Rubus flagellaris sá:yase odatagaagominag
Red Raspberry Rubus idaeus skanekwen’terá:yen, skanekwen’terá:ne, skanekwenhtará:nenh miskomin (-ak, plural)
Allegheny Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis sá:yase odatagaagominag
Skunk Currant Ribes glandulosum nikanenharà:sa mieidji’minaga’wanjiig, waaboos-odji-bik , gaagaagshiinh miinan