Teloschistaceae Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr.

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Other, Paint

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 144

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Scientific name: Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr.
Common names:
Family: Teloschistaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Plant used as pigment for face paint.

RECRD: 61035 id: 43697

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