Usneaceae Usnea longissima (L.) Ach.

Old Man's Beard Lichen

Oweekeno - Other, Cleaning Agent

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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Scientific name: Usnea longissima (L.) Ach.
Common names: Old Man's Beard Lichen
Family: Usneaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Oweekeno
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Cleaning Agent
Notes: Whole plant used by women to wipe slime when cleaning salmon.

RECRD: 60762 id: 41919

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