Botanical Information Species: Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi (Pandanaceae) Common names: thatch screwpine, hala tree, pandanus Hawaiian name: pu hala (Carr, 2002) Pandanus tectorius is a dioecious member of the screwpine family of monocotyledons. It is native to the Pacific Islands, Australia, and Malesia where it prefers coastal areas …
Throughout my research I kept finding recurring associations between Artemisia species and women’s health. All over the world, leaves have been used for a range of feminine needs such as abortions, treating menstrual cramps, reducing pain during childbirth, initiating birth, and postpartum care (I did not keep track of all …
Inonotus obliquus (Ach. ex Pers.) Pilat Chaga is a parasitic fungus that grows in northern (boreal) forests on birch trees. It’s been part of Russian folk medicine since the 16th century (Spinosa, 2012, p.22-26). In fact, the word chaga comes from the Khanty language, an Indigenous people living in modern-day …
Students can now enroll in the new degree OEC Ethnobotany! Find more information here.
In late July 2021, EBOT instructor Lisa Strecker joined the Ethnobotany instructor team, Sara Murray and Gloria Simeon, to work with local Elders and youth from all over the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Please have a look at the KYUK contribution by Kaylee King (Aug 27, 2021): Annual ONC Science And Culture …
In the 2021 UAF Kuskokwim Campus graduation ceremony, 23 students were awarded a Certificate in Ethnobotany; three students who had earned their certificate in 2020 were celebrated as well. Two more students earned a Minor in Ethnobotany (Shannon Cleary, Fort Wainwright and Shelby Clark, Tok). Congratulations to all of you!! …
Watch the 2021 UAF Kuskokwim Campus graduation keynote address by Yup’ik Elder and 2021 EBOT Certificate graduate Gloria June Al’apacuuk Simeon: Gloria Simeon keynote address. Please also read Gloria’s contribution to Speak Your Mind. Motivated by looming resource extraction projects in her region, Gloria Simeon reflected on her close relationship …
Please join us for the final student presentations of the 2021 EBOT 100 Cohort! Friday, August 6, 6-8 pm via Zoom, Password: EBOT
The Ethnobotany Program is pleased to offer an ethnobotanical garden internship in collaboration with the UAF Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and specifically, the Georgeson Botanical Gardens (GBG) in Fairbanks. The for-credit internship will take place in-person at the GBG from June 14 to July 16, 2021. For details, please …
Ethnobotany Meets Invasive Plants Management – Considerations for Western Alaska Gooseberry Peter, UAF Cooperative Extension program assistant for invasive plants and EBOT instructor Lisa Strecker jointly presented at the virtual Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference and Forum (WAISC), May 13-14, 2021. Abstract This presentation is the product of an ongoing …
