Latin name:	Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt ex M. Roem.
Botanical family:	Rosaceae
Growth habit:	Shrub
Vernacular name(s):	Saskatoon serviceberry, juneberry (Eng.) amélanchier à feuilles d'aulne, petites poires (Fr.) misaskatoomena, misakwatominatik, msaskwatuwmin, saskwatoomina, saskwatomin (Cree) k'eàjie (Dene)
Uses:	• Roots and stem : Decoction drunk to treat lung problems including tuberculosis [Cree 13]. • Roots : Decoction with other herbs given to children to stop diarrhoea [Cree 13]. Decoction used in teething, chest pain, cough, and lung infection [Cree 95]. Tea used in stomach problems [Cree 96]. Herbal water used for back paralysis [Cree 93]. • Buds : Decoction drunk to slow diarrhoea [Cree 13]. Tea used in stomach problems [Cree 96]. • Stem : Decoction mixed with Symphoricarpos albus against fever [Cree 95]. Tea drunk to cure urinary problems [Dene 101]. • Berries : Tea drunk for whooping cough. Berry buds boiled and tea drunk to cure headache, stomach pain and diarrhoea [Dene 101].