June Harvest & Growth

Plants traditionally documented for use, harvest, or growth in the Plains region during the month of June.

23 species documented for this period
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
Unknown

Gairdner's Yampah

Carum gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) A. Gray

The roots are gathered in May or June soon after the plant starts
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
Apiaceae

Gardner's yampah

Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias

Not given; Harvested in May or June; May and June
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