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Plants & Trees

"Seneca believe humans are part of nature, but are also custodians of the living world about them. Seneca elders teach that since plants support us, we in turn acquire responsibilities toward plant life, such as givig thanks to the Creator and living in balance with the natural world. Seneca refer to Etinoah, Mother Earth, as a being who is nurturant, inspiring of beauty, and the wellhead of human prosperity and hapiness. Plants yield materials for shelter, fuel, and medicine. They also provide food and materials for tools, ceremonial objects, clothing and games."

from the "Ethnobotanical Trail" plaque at the start of the Earth is Our Mother Trail

Milkweed

Scientific Name :

Asclepias syriaca

Seneca Name :

Ono:sga’

Plantain

Scientific Name :

Plantago sp.

Seneca Name :

Deya: öh

Red Osier Dogwood

Scientific Name :

Cornus stolonifera

Seneca Name :

Sassafras

Scientific Name :

Sassafras albidum

Seneca Name :

Onösda’shä’

Serviceberry

Scientific Name :

Amelanchier canadensis

Seneca Name :

Hä'döh

Shagbark Hickory

Scientific Name :

Carya ovata

Seneca Name :

Joga:ga:s

Spicebush

Scientific Name :

Lindera benzoin

Seneca Name :

Da?ja?s

Staghorn Sumac

Scientific Name :

Rhus typhina

Seneca Name :

Odt-gó-da?

The Three Sisters

Scientific Name :

Seneca Name :

Jöhehgöh

Tuliptree

Scientific Name :

Liriodendron tulipifera

Seneca Name :

Sga:ok

White Oak

Scientific Name :

Quercus alba

Seneca Name :

Gaga’da’

Wild Black Cherry

Scientific Name :

Prunus serotina

Seneca Name :

A:a

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