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

WISAWTAQJI’JKL Gold Thread Coptis trifolia
Gold Thread Favourable Conditions:
Soils Drainage:
Moist habitats on poor to moderately well drained
Sub-Surface Drainage: Poor to moderate
Sun Exposure:
Intolerant of closed canopies but does require some
shade, possibly because of its preference for moist sites
Habitat Type:
Coniferous forests, swamps, bogs and road banks. Also
occurs in thickets and mossy places.
Slopes:
N/A
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APUISTEKIE’JI’JIT Labrador Tea Ledum groenlandicum
Labrador Tea Favourable Conditions:
Soils Drainage:
Dry and acidic soils. Also in moist, sterile soils.
Poorly drained
Sub-Surface Drainage: Poorly drained
Sun Exposure:
Full sun
Habitat Type:
Grows in bogs and wet shores.and sometimes on rocky
alpine slopes, such as peat bogs, muskegs and heathlands.
Shares habitat with black spruce, blueberry. Also, wet
barrens and poorly drained clearings and pastures
Slopes:
Yes
Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota, Bugwood.org
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