Cree Plant Names
Cree and Plains Cree names for 33plants found across Alberta, each linked to its full plant guide. These names carry knowledge about a plant's use, season, and place in the world, and they are presented here in the spirit of learning, with respect and attribution.
Names are reviewed against published sources, including the Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary (LeClaire & Cardinal, 1998). Spot an error or know a name we're missing? Contribute a correction.
acimosihkansak
Plains Cree
Salix discolor
ayapisk
Cree
Taxus canadensis
ayoskan
Plains Cree
Rubus idaeus subsp. strigosus
iskotewask
Cree
Chamerion angustifolium
îyinimin
Plains Cree
Vaccinium myrtilloides
maskasiy
Cree
Cypripedium parviflorum
maskekowask
Cree
Rhododendron groenlandicum
maskihkiy-waskway
Cree
Geranium viscosissimum
maskomin
Plains Cree
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
mihko-waposakây
Cree
Lilium philadelphicum
mihkominahtik
Cree
Shepherdia canadensis
mikwayos-waskway
Cree
Monarda fistulosa
mitos
Cree
Populus tremuloides
mîtos
Plains Cree
Populus balsamifera
mostospi
Cree
Artemisia frigida
mostospi
Cree
Artemisia ludoviciana
notimewask
Cree
Anemone canadensis
okiniy
Plains Cree
Rosa acicularis
otehimin
Cree
Fragaria virginiana
pakânak
Cree
Corylus cornuta
paskwawi-maskosiy
Cree
Bouteloua gracilis
paskwawi-waposakây
Cree
Gaillardia aristata
pisimohkan-minahtik
Cree
Prunus pensylvanica
saskwes-minahtik
Cree
Ribes oxyacanthoides
sipihkopiyak
Cree
Pulsatilla patens
takwahiminan
Cree
Prunus virginiana
wâkinâkan
Plains Cree
Larix laricina
wapamew-waskway
Cree
Apocynum androsaemifolium
wapanewask
Cree
Achillea millefolium
wâpasiht
Plains Cree
Picea glauca
waskway
Cree
Betula papyrifera
ᒣᒯᒢᒴᒣᒢ — misiskwamis
Cree
Anthoxanthum nitens
ᓓᒴᒣᓈᓇ
Cree (sakweminan)
Amelanchier alnifolia