Stereocaulaceae Stereocaulon paschale (L.) Hoffm.

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 Stereocaulon paschale (L.) Hoffm.

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

RECRD: 6479 id: 38937

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