Monday, May 04, 2020

Misâskwatômina

Serviceberry: such a humdrum name for such a glorious shrub!

The flowers.

And the same flowers a minute earlier, with orange fly.

They're a native shrub, also known as saskatoons, western juneberry, sugar plum, chuckley pear, etc. The name, saskatoon, comes from the Cree "misâskwatômina". In summer, they'll produce deep purple berries, some delicious, some so-so, depending on the weather and the soil where they're growing.

These were on the shore beside the old forestry bridge across the upper end of Upper Campbell Lake.

The lake on a rainy afternoon. The bridge is just visible at the right.

Wild strawberries in bloom among dead grasses and leaves.

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En inglés, lo llamamos, "serviceberry": frutilla de servicio. ¡Qué nombre tan aburrido para este arbusto glorioso!

También se le dan los nombres, "saskatoon", frutilla de junio, ciruela azucarada, y otros. El nombre "saskatoon" viene de una palabra de los Cree, "misâskwatômina".

En el verano producen frutillas de un azul morado fuerte, algunas son deliciosas, otras no tanto; depende del clima y de la tierra donde crecen.

Las encontré en la costa del lago Upper Campbell, cerca del viejo puente forestal, que se ve en la tercera foto.

La última foto son flores de fresa silvestre, creciendo al lado del camino.


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