Usneaceae Alectoria nitidula (Th. Fr.) Vain
Caribou Moss
Eskimo, Inuktitut - Other, Fuel
Use documented by:
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 191
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Alectoria nitidula (Th. Fr.) Vain
Scientific name: Alectoria nitidula (Th. Fr.) Vain
Common names: Caribou Moss
Family: Usneaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Dried plant used for tinder.
RECRD: 6493 id: 1954