Cherokee Native Plants: A Gallery with The Healing Properties of the Plants

Lady’s Slippers Scientific Family: Orhidaceae Cherokee Name: k‛kwĕ΄ ulasúla “Meaning of the Cherokee Name: ‘partridge shoe’ The Cherokee name, K‛kwĕ΄ (‘partridge’) Ulasúla (‘shoe’ or ‘moccasin’), has the same basis as the common name lady’s-slipper. This is due to the pouch-like sac which looks like a shoe, moccasin, or slipper. Uses: “It is believed the Cherokee…