August Harvest & Growth
Plants traditionally documented for use, harvest, or growth in the Plains region during the month of August.
Liliaceae
shortstyle onion
Allium brevistylum S. Watson
Spring, summer, or fall
Liliaceae
Drummond's onion
Allium nuttallii S. Watson
Late fall; Spring, summer, or fall
Rosaceae
Saskatoon serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.
summer; Not given; Ripen in the fall
Asteraceae
white sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
summer; Not given
Asteraceae
big sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
summer; Not given
Asclepiadaceae
showy milkweed
Asclepias giffordii Eastw.
Late spring to summer; Spring; Summer
Asteraceae
wavyleaf thistle
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng.
Spring, summer, late fall; Not given
Cactaceae
spinystar
Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxbaum
Late summer
Rosaceae
Virginia strawberry
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
Spring through summer
Asteraceae
western pearly everlasting
Gnaphalium margaritaceum L.
Not given; Late June until late August
Asteraceae
common sunflower
Helianthus lenticularis Douglas ex Lindl.
fall; Spring through late summer
Solanaceae
Indian tobacco
Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
summer
Cactaceae
plains pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
summer
Rosaceae
American plum
Prunus americana Marshall
Midsummer into fall; Not given; Midsummer to fall; Mid-summer to fall
Rosaceae
Chickasaw plum
Prunus angustifolia Marshall
Midsummer into fall
Rosaceae
Oklahoma plum
Prunus gracilis Engelm. & A. Gray
Midsummer to fall
Rosaceae
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana L.
summer; Midsummer into fall (June to October); Ripens and gathered in July; June to October; Not given
Grossulariaceae
golden currant
Ribes aureum Pursh
summer; Not given; August and September; Ripen at the end of June or early July
Unknown
Buffalo Currant; Wild Currant
Ribes odoratum H. Wendl.
Summer
Polygonaceae
veiny dock
Rumex venosus Pursh
summer; Autumn; Not given
Unknown
Unknown Plant
Stipa contracta (B.L. Johnson) W.A. Weber
Late spring to early summer