Salicaceae

quaking aspen

Populus vancouveriana Trel.

Indigenous Names: Bii:t (Meaning: “Aspen”), Veshkee?e

Habitat: Dry to moist sites; foothills to sub-alpine; Alaska to New Mexico

Seasonality: Not given

Status: Native

Ceremonial & Cultural Notes

Cheyenne

Aspen trunks were laid against the crotches of ash trunk posts in construction of the Sun Dance lodge

Parts Documented: Not specified in the literature, trunks

Distribution: Dry to moist sites; foothills to sub-alpine; Alaska to New Mexico