"Wolf Lichen" (Letharia vulpina)
2007 September 17
2007 September 17
2007 September 17Very common in our area, it was used by First Nation peoples mostly as a yellowish-green dye and even as a paint.
As the name Letharia suggests, this lichen is somewhat poisonous as it contains vulpinic acid. Interestingly, while some used it to make poison arrowheads, others made a weak tea out of it to treat internal problems, and stomach disorders!
2 comments:
hey, I just found your blog and I love it. I live in the Cariboo too and it is really great to see your pictures of plants because they are so much better than those in my books. I have been trying to identify stuff on my own.
Thanks. Rhondda
Hi Rhondda
I had the same problem ... that is why I started this blog. Some things I'm still trying to get sorted out and properly identified!
Ciceroo from the Cariboo!
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