Parmeliaceae Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ack.

Flat Lichen

Eskimo, Inuktitut - Fiber, Canoe Material

Use documented by:
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 190

View all documented uses for Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ack.

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Scientific name: Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ack.
Common names: Flat Lichen
Family: Parmeliaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inuktitut
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Canoe Material
Notes: Used to stuff caribou skins for rafts.

RECRD: 6477 id: 25509

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