Alectoriaceae Bryoria glabra (Mot.) Brodo & D. Hawksw.

Black Tree Lichen

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 141

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Scientific name: Bryoria glabra (Mot.) Brodo & D. Hawksw.
Common names: Black Tree Lichen
Family: Alectoriaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Plant burned into black powder and used to make wood paint.

RECRD: 61027 id: 7607

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