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Health - Plants
Health - Plants

Net-Vein Willow #5130;ᓚᒃᓴᐅᔭᐃᑦ Alagsaujut

Net-Vein Willow ᐊᓚᒃᓴᐅᔭᐃᑦ Alagsaujut

Tea, Food, Insulation, Wick
Salix reticulata

River Algae ᐃᔨᓯᐅᑎ

Medicine

Kallait Kallaqutillu ᑲᓪᓚᐃᑦ ᑲᓪᓚᖁᑎᓪᓗ

Kallait Kallaqutillu ᑲᓪᓚᐃᑦ ᑲᓪᓚᖁᑎᓪᓗ

Food, Tea
Arctous alpina, Arctous rubra

Mountain Avens ᒪᓕᒃᑳᑦ

Mountain Avens ᒪᓕᒃᑳᑦ

Navigation, Weather, Medicine
Malikkaat (Pangnirtung), isuqtannguat (Kingait), isurramuat
Dryas octopetala

Lamp Moss ᒪᓂᖅ

Wick, Medicine

Snow Lichen ᓂᕐᓇᐃᑦ

Snow Lichen ᓂᕐᓇᐃᑦ

Medicine
Cladonia stellaris
Reindeer Lichen

Dwarf Fireweed ᐸᐅᓐᓇᐃᑦ

Dwarf Fireweed ᐸᐅᓐᓇᐃᑦ

Tea, Food, Medicine
Willow Herb
Chamerion latifolium, Epilobium latifolium

Arctic Cotton ᐳᐊᓗᙳᐊᑦ

Arctic Cotton ᐳᐊᓗᙳᐊᑦ

Wick, Cleaner, Insulation
Eriophorum angustifolium

Labrador Tea ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅᐸᐃᑦ

Labrador Tea ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅᐸᐃᑦ

Medicine
Rhododendron tomentosum

Mountain Sorrel ᖁᖑᓖᑦ

Mountain Sorrel ᖁᖑᓖᑦ

Food, Medicine
Oxyria digyna

Sapangaralaannguat Tuqtaillu ᓴᐸᖓᕋᓛᙳᐊᑦ ᑐᖅᑕᐃᓪᓗ

Sapangaralaannguat Tuqtaillu ᓴᐸᖓᕋᓛᙳᐊᑦ ᑐᖅᑕᐃᓪᓗ

Food
Sapangaralannguat, turlait, tuqtait, qaqquangang
Bistorta vivipara

Siuraup Uqaujangit ᓯᐅᕋᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᔭᖏᑦ

Siuraup Uqaujangit ᓯᐅᕋᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᔭᖏᑦ

Food, Medicine
Seaside lungwort or oyster plant
Mertensia maritima

Uqpiit Suputillu ᐅᖅᐲᑦ ᓱᐳᑎᓪᓗ

Uqpiit Suputillu ᐅᖅᐲᑦ ᓱᐳᑎᓪᓗ

Tea, Food, Medicine, Insulation, Wick
Suputiit, suputiksaliit, uqaujait
Salix arctica

urju, ijjuq, Peat Moss, ᐅᕐᔪ

(also ijjuq) Peat Moss ᐅᕐᔪ

Diapers, Insulation, Wick
Sphagnum

Kigutangrinait Kigutangirnaqutiillu ᑭᒍᑕᖏᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑭᒍᑕᖏᕐᓇᖁᑎᓪᓗ Blueberry

Kigutangrinait Kigutangirnaqutiillu ᑭᒍᑕᖏᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑭᒍᑕᖏᕐᓇᖁᑎᓪᓗ

Food
Bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum

Qaqqamiisuut Nunaqait | Fleabane

Qaqqamiisuut Nunaqait

Food
Nunaraqpait
Erigeron annuus, Erigeron uniflorus, Erigeron compositus

Quqsuriktuq Nunaraq | Cinquefoil | Silverweed

Quqsuriktuq Nunaraq, cinquefoil

Food
Potentilla hyparctica, Argentina anserina, Argentina pacifica

Prickly Saxifrage, Tiinnguat, A’asaat

Prickly Saxifrage, Tiinnguat, A’asaat

Medicine, Tea
Saxifraga tricuspidata, Saxifraga cernua, Saxifraga aizoides

Aupilattunnguat | Purple Saxifrage

Purple Saxifrage

Food, Tea
Saxifraga oppositifolia

Akpik, Cloudberry, ᐊᖅᐱᒃ Salmonberry

Cloudberry, ᐊᖅᐱᒃ Salmonberry

Food, Medicine
Akpik, aqpik
Rubus chamaemorus , Rubus spectabilis

Airaq | Oxytrope

Oxytrope

Medicine, Food
Oxytropis maydelliana

Food
Brassicaceae, True mustards (Brassica), Wintercresses (Barbarea), Tansy mustards (Descurainia), Tumble-mustards (Sisymbrium)

Turmaujuit | Bitter cress

Food
Cuckoo-flower
Cardamine pratensis

Tipitsiariktut nunarait | Scurvy Grass

Tipitsiariktut nunarait

Food, Medicine
Cochlearia groenlandica

Itsutit | Qijuktaat | White Heather

White Heather | Qijuktaat

Bedding
Cassiope tetragona

Mountain Cranberry, Lingonberry, low bush cranberry

Food, Medicine, Tea
Vaccinium vitis-idaea subsp. minor

Food
Hippuris

Capitate Lousewort

Food
Pedicularis capitata

Ugjunnait | Hairy Lousewort

Hairy Lousewort

Food
Pedicularis hirsuta

Ugjungnaq | Woolly Lousewort

Woolly Lousewort

Food, Medicine
Pedicularis lanata

Qursuqtainnarmik Nunaralik | Alpine Arnica

Qursuqtainnarmik Nunaralik

Medicine
Arnica angustifolia

Imugaq | Misartaq | Dandelions

Misartaq | Dandelions

Food
Taraxacum

Miqqaviat | Long-stalked Starwort | Chickweed

Long-stalked Starwort | Chickweed

Food
Stellaria longipes, Stellaria humifusa, Stellaria media

Atungaujait | Puffball Mushroom

Puffball Mushroom

Medicine, Food
Calvatia cretacea, lycoperdon

Siqpiijautit | Club Moss

Club Moss

Medicine
Lycopodium annotinum; Huperzia selago, northern firmoss, fir clubmoss; Lycopodium selago

Qiqquat | Arctic Suction-cup Kelp

Arctic Suction-cup Kelp

Medicine
Laminaria solidungula

Sea Sandwort

Medicine
Honckenya peploides

Immulik | Arctic Thrift

Arctic Thrift

Armeria maritima subsp. sibirica

Polygenum alaskanum

Rubus spp

Viburnum edule

Vaccinium alaskaense

Hedysarum alpinum

Rumex areticus (Polygonaceae), or Rumex articus

This is from the book Walking With Alasasi: An Introduction to Edible and Medicinal Arctic Plants. Available at the Iqaluit Public Library.
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