Background
Introduction
History of the Naukan
Methods
Results and discussion
Species | Vouchers | Naukan name | Russian name | Current UC | Current UV | Past UC | Past UV |
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Alariaceae | |||||||
Alaria marginata Postels & Ruprecht | KAJR74 |
elquaq
| мopcкaя кaпуcтa | Edible, medicinal | 2.1 | Edible | 1.9 |
Amaryllidaceae | |||||||
Allium shoenoprasum L. | KAJR104 |
mayughlak
| дикий лук | Edible | 1.5 | Edible | 1.17 |
Apiaceae | |||||||
Angelica gmelinii (DC.) Pimenov | KAJR57 |
ikiituk
| – | Spiritual, medicinal | 2.01 | Spiritual, medicinal | 1.86 |
Asreraceae | |||||||
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. | KAJR35 |
saayyge
| пoлынь | Medicinal, spiritual, insect repellant | 0.9 | Spiritual, hygiene | 0.19 |
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. | KAJR7 |
llamquq
| мaть-и-мaчexa | Edible, medicinal | 0.75 | Edible | 1.12 |
Taraxacum macilentum Dahlst. | KAJR38 |
supughayaghqaq
| oдувaнчик | – | 0 | – | 0 |
Betulaceae | |||||||
Betula sp. | KAJR53 |
gulgiile
| бepёзa | Kindling | 0.14 | Kindling, containers | 0.29 |
Boraginaceae | |||||||
Myosotis alpestris F.W.Schmidt | KAJR8 |
sunganguaq
| нeзaбудкa | – | 0 | – | 0 |
Caryophyllaceae | |||||||
Silene uralensis subsp. apetala (L.) Bocquet | – |
awataghpaguaq
| – | – | 0 | Play | 0.22 |
Crassulaceae | |||||||
Rhodiola integrifolia Raf. | KAJR18 |
saqlak
| poдиoлa poзoвaя | Edible, medicinal | 1.88 | Edible | 1.44 |
Cyperaceae | |||||||
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. | KAJR17 | – | пушицa | Edible | 0.08 | Spiritual | 0.08 |
Ericaceae | |||||||
Arctous alpina (L.) Nied. | KAJR28 |
alaglukaq
| вoлчья ягoдa | – | 0 | Play | 0.31 |
Cassiope tetragona (L.) D.Don | KAJR96 | – | – | Tinder | 0.29 | Tinder | 0.29 |
Empetrum nigrum L. | KAJR22 |
akuvilqaq
| шикшa | Edible, medicinal | 2.2 | Edible | 1.4 |
Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja | KAJR11 | – | бaгульник | Medicinal | 0.31 | – | 0 |
Vaccinium uliginosum L. | KAJR24 |
sughhaq
| гoлубикa | Edible | 1.5 | Edible | 1.33 |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. | KAJR21 |
mesutaq
| бpуcникa | Edible, medicinal | 2.56 | Edible | 0.81 |
Fabaceae | |||||||
Hedysarum hedysaroides (L.) Schinz & Thell. | KAJR29 |
unataq
| – | Edible | 0.38 | Edible | 0.62 |
Fucaceae | |||||||
Fucus evanescens C.Agardh | KAJR33 | – | мopcкaя кaпуcтa | Edible | 0.19 | 0 | |
Laminariaceae | |||||||
Laminaria saccharina (L.) Lamouroux | KAJR73 |
nuvakataq
| мopcкaя кaпуcтa | Edible, medicinal | 0.89 | Edible | 0.7 |
Montiaceae | |||||||
Claytonia acutifolia Pall. ex Schult. | KAJR45 |
kegtaq
| – | – | 0 | Edible | 0.27 |
Claytonia tuberosa Pall. ex Schult. | – |
ulqiq
| дикaя кapтoшкa | – | 0 | Edible | 0.62 |
Onagraceae | |||||||
Epilobium latifolium L. | KAJR36 |
wiawiagte
| ивaн-чaй | Edible, medicinal | 1.87 | Edible, medicinal | 1.67 |
Orobanchaceae | |||||||
Pedicularis verticillata L. | KAJR46 |
suaghraagte
| петушок | Edible | 1 | Edible | 1.07 |
Plantaginaceae | |||||||
Lagotis glauca Gaertn. | KAJR43 |
qungum neqenllaa
| – | – | 0 | Spiritual | 0.13 |
Poaceae | |||||||
Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg. | KAJR37 | – | – | – | 0 | Spiritual, insulation | 0.63 |
Polygonaceae | |||||||
Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp. | KAJR12 |
neqenllaq
| гopeц | Edible | 1.71 | Edible | 1.82 |
Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill | KAJR16 |
quulngiq
| щaвeль, киcличник | Edible | 1.93 | Edible | 1.33 |
Polygonum tripterocarpum A. Gray ex Rothr. | KAJR15 |
qeghhyughaq
| щaвeль | Edible, medicinal | 0.8 | Edible, medicinal | 0.5 |
Rumex arcticus Trautv. | KAJR31 |
ngerngaq
| кoнcкий щaвeль | Edible | 1.88 | Edible | 1.06 |
Ranunculaceae | |||||||
Anemone sibirica L. | KAJR50 |
taquapik
| – | – | 0 | Edible | 0.21 |
Aconitum productum Rchb. | KAJR4 |
tekenguaq
| – | – | 0 | Play | 0.61 |
Rosaceae | |||||||
Dryas incisa Juz. | KAJR52 |
qateghyiaghhaq
| – | Edible | 1 | Edible | 0.93 |
Rubus chamaemorus L. | KAJR19 |
aqpik
| мopoшкa | Edible, medicinal | 2.62 | Edible | 1.38 |
Salicaceae | |||||||
Salix pulchra Cham. | KAJR20 |
ququngaq
| ивa | Edible, medicinal | 1.21 | Edible, medicinal | 0.5 |
Salix arctica Pall. | KAJR154 |
ququngaaghhaq
| кapликoвaя ивa | – | 0 | Edible | 0.57 |
Saxifragaceae | |||||||
Saxifraga nelsoniana D. Don | KAJR9 |
siiqnaq
| кaмнeлoмкa | Edible | 1 | Edible | 1 |
Saxifraga oppositifolia L. | KAJR81 |
neghyaq
| – | – | 0 | Edible | 1 |
Sphagnaceae | |||||||
Sphagnum squarrosum Crome | KAJR44 |
ungagaq
| мox | – | 0 | Hygiene, wicks | 0.31 |
Species | Part | UVpres | UVpast | Maintained uses | Lost uses | Gained uses |
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Alariaceae | ||||||
Alaria marginata Postels & Ruprecht | Blades | 2 | 1.9 | Midrib eaten raw, whole blade dried and added to boiling meat | – | Midrib eaten fresh in salads |
Amarillydaceae | ||||||
Allium shoenoprasum L. | Total | 1.5 | 1.17 | |||
Leaves | 1.33 | 1.17 | Eaten fresh with meat | – | Salted to store | |
Flowers | 0.17 | 0 | – | – | Salted to store | |
Asteraceae | ||||||
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. | Leaves | 0.31 | 1.12 | Gathered young, eaten with seal oil and meat | Stored in seal oil with Saxifraga nelsoniana
| – |
Crassulaceae | ||||||
Rhodiola integrifolia Raf. | Leaves, stems | 1.44 | 1.44 | Fermented, eaten later with meat and fat | Fermented juice was eaten with walrus chest | Eaten with sugar |
Cyperaceae | ||||||
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. | Tuber | 0.08 | 0 | – | Gathered from vole nests, eaten with seal oil | |
Ericaceae | ||||||
Empetrum nigrum L. | Berries | 2 | 1.4 | Eaten plain, with seal oil | Stored in seal oil | Jam, kompot, juice, wine, eaten with sugar, reindeer stomach |
Vaccinium uliginosum L. | Berries | 1.5 | 1.33 | Eaten plain, with seal oil | Picked green, stored in seal oil | Jam, eaten with sugar |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. | Berries | 1.81 | 0.81 | Eaten plain, with seal oil | Jam, kompot, mors, eaten with sugar, put in tea | |
Fabaceae | ||||||
Hedysarum hedysaroides (L.) Schinz & Thell. | Tuber | 0.38 | 0.62 | Harvested from ground in the fall, eaten with sea mammal fat | Harvested from vole caches, roots stored in oil for winter | – |
Fucaceae | ||||||
Fucus evanescens C.Agardh | Receptacles | 0.19 | 0 | – | – | Eaten raw |
Laminariaceae | ||||||
Laminaria saccharina (L.) Lamouroux | Blades | 0.8 | 0.7 | Eaten raw, dried and put in with boiling meat | – | Put in Russian style salad, pirogi |
Montiaceae | ||||||
Claytonia acutifolia Pall. ex Schult. | Tuber | 0 | 0.27 | – | Boiled in liquid sea mammal fat and eaten with meat | – |
Claytonia tuberosa Pall. ex Schult. | Tuber | 0 | 0.62 | – | Boiled in liquid sea mammal fat and eaten with meat | – |
Onagraceae | ||||||
Epilobium latifolium L. | Leaves | 1.4 | 1.2 | Lightly boiled, pressed and stored moist, eaten with meat | – | Dried to store |
Orobanchaceae | ||||||
Pedicularis verticillata L. | Total | 1 | 1.07 | |||
Flowers | 1 | 0.93 | Eaten fresh on the tundra | – | Put in with fermenting Rhodiola
| |
Tuber | 0 | 0.14 | – | Eaten raw with seal oil | – | |
Polygonaceae | ||||||
Persicaria bistorta (L.) | Total | 1.71 | 1.82 | |||
Leaves | 1.06 | 0.94 | Eaten with seal oil and dried meat | – | – | |
Flowers | 0.65 | 0.59 | Eaten raw with seal oil and meat, children eat plain | – | – | |
Tuber | 0 | 0.29 | – | Eaten raw with seal oil | ||
Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill | Total | 1.93 | 1.33 | |||
Leaves | 1.73 | 1 | Eaten fresh with meat, seal oil and other greens | – | Mors, kompot, kisel, put in soup, eaten with vegetable oil | |
Flowers | 0.2 | 0.33 | Eaten fresh with seal oil, plain | Drink made with water | Eaten with soup | |
Polygonum tripterocarpum A. Gray ex Rothr. | Leaves, stems | 0.7 | 0.4 | Eaten with seal oil | – | Eaten with seal oil and seal blood |
Rumex arcticus Trautv. | Total | 1.88 | 1.06 | |||
Leaves | 1.69 | 0.81 | Store in seal oil with Saxifraga nelsoniana, eaten with meat | – | Kompot, jam, put in soups, salads, fermented with Rhodiola
| |
flowers | 0.19 | 0.25 | Eaten with seal oil | Boiled in water to make drink | Kompot | |
Ranunculaceae | ||||||
Anemone sibirica L. | Aerial parts | 0 | 0.21 | – | Put in seal oil with Saxifraga nelsoniana for taste | – |
Rosaceae | ||||||
Dryas incisa Juz. | Flowers | 1 | 0.93 | Eaten fresh with seal oil and dried meat | – | Eaten in Russian style salads |
Rubus chamaemorus L. | Berries | 1.81 | 1.38 | Eaten plain, with seal oil, with other berries | Stored in seal oil, eaten with reindeer fat | Jam, kompot, syrup, eaten with sugar, kefir
|
Salicaceae | ||||||
Salix pulchra Cham. | Leaves | 1.07 | 0.36 | Put in fresh with boiling meat | Walrus skin cooked in juice | Dried or stored moist, eaten with boiled meat |
Salix arctica Pall. | Total | 0 | 0.57 | |||
Leaves | 0 | 0.14 | – | Eaten with seal oil and meat | – | |
Flowers | 0 | 0.43 | – | Eaten with seal oil and meat, kids chewed new buds like gum | – | |
Saxifragaceae | ||||||
Saxifraga nelsoniana D. Don | Leaves | 1 | 1 | Leaves stored in seal oil, eaten with meat | – | – |
Saxifraga oppositifolia L. | Flowers | 0 | 1 | – | Eaten with sea mammal oil and dried meat | – |
Genus | Species | Part | UVpres | UVpast | Maintained uses | Lost uses | Gained uses |
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Alariaceae | |||||||
Alaria marginata Postels & Ruprecht | Stem | 0.1 | 0 | – | – |
Contains iodine, good for general health
a
| |
Apiaceae | |||||||
Angelica gmelinii (DC.) Pimenov | Total | 0.72 | 0.57 | ||||
Root | 0.57 | 0.57 | Smoke good for coughs, asthma, aiding childbirth preventing illness in general, decoction used for headache | – | – | ||
Leaves | 0.14 | 0 | – | – | Eaten or used to make a steam bath to treat cold and cough | ||
Asteraceae | |||||||
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. | Leaves, stem | 0.19 | 0 | – | – |
Tea or steam bath for cough, steam bath for leg pain
b
| |
Petasites frigidus (L.) Fr. | Leaves | 0.44 | 0 | – | – |
Tea for cough and colds, steam bath for colds
b
| |
Crassulaceae | |||||||
Rhodiola integrifolia Raf. | Root | 0.44 | 0 | – | – |
Tincture is tonic
b, helps sore throats; cold water infusion for mood improvement and stomach problems
b; warm water infusion used externally to strengthen hair | |
Ericaceae | |||||||
Empetrum nigrum L. | Berries | 0.2 | 0 | – | – |
Lower blood pressure
c and help diarrhea when eaten | |
Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja | Leaves | 0.31 | 0 | – | – |
Expectorant tea for coughs and colds
b
| |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. | Total | 0.75 | 0 | ||||
Berries | 0.38 | 0 | – | – |
Colds
c and fevers; high blood pressure
b; heart health | ||
Leaves | 0.38 | 0 | – | – |
Tea for colds
c, high blood pressure, diuretic
b, steam bath as expectorant
c
| ||
Laminariaceae | |||||||
Laminaria saccharina (L.) Lamouroux | Stem | 0.09 | 0 | – | – |
Contains iodine, good for general health
d
| |
Onagraceae | |||||||
Epilobium latifolium L. | Leaves | 0.47 | 0.47 | Good for diarrhea when eaten | – | – | |
Polygonaceae | |||||||
Polygonum tripterocarpum A. Gray ex Rothr. | Leaves | 0.1 | 0.1 | Good for diarrhea when eaten | – | – | |
Rosaceae | |||||||
Rubus chamaemorus L. | Sepals | 0.81 | 0 | – | – |
Tea for colds, cough, sore throat
b, steam inhaled for asthma | |
Salicaceae | |||||||
Salix pulchra Cham. | Leaves | 0.14 | 0.14 | Good for diarrhea when eaten | – | – |
Genus | Species | Part | UVpres | UVpast | Maintained uses | Lost uses | Gained uses |
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Apiaceae | |||||||
Angelica gmelinii (DC.) Pimenov | Root | 1.29 | 1.29 | Burned for spiritual purification of houses and individuals, burned or hung in house for luck, small piece eaten after first whale catch | – | – | |
Asteraceae | |||||||
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. | Aerial parts | 0.05 | 0.05 | Hung up in house for good luck | – | – | |
Cyperaceae | |||||||
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. | Aerial parts | 0 | 0.08 | – | Thrown into sea as offering to ensure future harvests | – | |
Plantaginaceae | |||||||
Lagotis glauca Gaertn. | Flowers | 0 | 0.13 | – | Associated with the dead | – | |
Poaceae | |||||||
Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilg. | Leaves | 0 | 0.18 | – | Spiritual significance for funerals | – |