Mi'kmaq Ecological Knowledge Distribution of Culturally Significant ...

JIKJAWIKNEJEWIMUSI’L Common Wild Rose Rosa virginiana
Common Wild Rose Favourable Conditions:
Soils Drainage:
Moist heavy clay soils. Poorly drained
Sub-Surface Drainage: Poorly drained
Sun Exposure:
Full sun
Habitat Type:
Grows along the edges of salt marshes, roadsides and
in pastures. Also found damp to dry thickets, clearings,
swamps and shores
Slopes:
N/A
UINR
Simon Pierre Barrette
MUJILA’PIJ Cow (Yellow Pond) Lily Nuphar variegata
Cow Lily Favourable Conditions:
Soils Drainage:
With sediment soil. Moderate to well drained soil base
Sub-Surface Drainage: Tills with high sediment content. Moderate to well drained
Sun Exposure:
Can grow in sun or shade but flowers more readily in
good light
Habitat Type:
Pond margins, slow streams, pools, and marshes and
where water is less than 7’ deep with soft sediment
bottom
Slopes:
N/A
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