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

WOPAPA’KJUKAL Sarsaparilla (Wild) Aralia nudicaulis
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Wild Sarsaparilla Favourable Conditions:
Soils Drainage:
Soils range from fine loamy clay to coarse loam, moderate
to rich in nutrients, poorly to well drained, but prefers
sandy, acid soil
Sub-Surface Drainage: Fine loamy clay to coarse loam soil parent material. Poor
to well drained
Sun Exposure:
Shade tolerant
Habitat Type:
Common in moist or dry woodlands, thickets, riparian
areas, and prairie or bog edges. Also found in dry to moist
hardwoods and mixed-woods
Slopes:
N/A
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NUTKE’JMANAQSI Small Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccus
Small Cranberry Favourable Conditions:
Soils Drainage:
An indicator of moist to very wet, nitrogen-poor soils and
high surface groundwater. Sand, loam, moderate to poorly
drained
Sub-Surface Drainage: Sand, loam parent material. Moderate to poorly drained.
Sun Exposure:
Shade intolerant, full sun
Habitat Type:
Open bogs, mounds of sphagnum moss, well drained
swamps
Slopes:
N/A
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