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There are 47 plants that are included in this report. Most of the plants are used by the Iñupiaq, but I have also included a section of non-traditional plants. Compared to many of the other books I have read on ethnobotany, this is a relatively low number of plants that are used by the Eskimo. The climate of Golovin is very harsh, with extremely cold temperatures and winds that reach 80 miles an hour at times; therefore, the species diversity of plants is reduced in such environments. I tried my best to find all the plants that were described to me, but there were some that I could not locate. Those plants had either been wiped out of the Golovin area, or they hid very well. There are a few plants that are only accompanied by a drawing, rather than a picture.
The names of the plant are given in the following format:
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I placed the plants in 6 categories that include flowers, seeds, berries, leaves, stems, roots, non-food plants, and non-traditional plants. Within each section the plants are placed in alphabetical order according to the Iñupiaq alphabet. There are plants that are more thoroughly described than others. This is due to the importance or lack of importance of each plant. Highly used and staple plants that are used for subsistance purposes for the villagers of Golovin simply have more information than plants that are only used sometimes.