Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Bryoria fremontii

Uses

Canada (British Columbia): raw thallus eaten by the Shuswap/Secwepemc people.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Tuck.) Brodo & D. Hawksw.
Vernaculars:: English: Black tree moss. Shuswap/Secwepemc: wíle.

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Bryoria fremontii

Bryoria fremontii

Plant Classification Group:

Parmeliaceae

Plant Locations:

North America
- Canada
  - British Columbia

Plant References:

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