Peltigeraceae Peltigera sp.
Veined Lichen
Oweekeno - Drug, Veterinary Aid
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 50
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Peltigera sp.
Scientific name: Peltigera sp.
Common names: Veined Lichen
Family: Peltigeraceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Oweekeno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Poultice of chewed, whole plants and pitch applied by black and grizzly bears to wounds.
RECRD: 60761 id: 25794