Polyporaceae Fomes sp.

Bracket Fungus

Oweekeno - 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 49

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Scientific name: Fomes sp.
Common names: Bracket Fungus
Family: Polyporaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Oweekeno
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Whole plant made into a white powder, sometimes mixed with coloring, and used to make a paint.

RECRD: 60758 id: 14790