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Evernia sp.
Yellow Lichen
Modesse Drug, Poison
Plant used for poison on stone arrow tips.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 225
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant blackened in a fire and rubbed on rashes, eczema and wart sores.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Blackfoot Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of plant and marrow taken for stomach disorders like ulcers.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Blackfoot Dye, Yellow
Plant pieces used as a yellow dye for porcupine quills.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 113
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Montana Indian Dye, Yellow
Used for making clothing, bedding, yellow dye and yellow paint.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Montana Indian Fiber, Clothing
Used for making clothing.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Montana Indian Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Used for making bedding.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Montana Indian Other, Paint
Plant used to make a yellow paint.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Thompson Dye, Yellow
Used to make a bright yellow dye.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 501
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Thompson Other, Paint
Used as a paint on wood and skin.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 501
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Wailaki Drug, Dermatological Aid
Used for drying running sores.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 44
Evernia vulpina (L.) Acharius

Yuki Drug, Dermatological Aid
Used for drying running sores.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 44