Latin name:
Umbilicaria mammulata
(Ach.) Tuck. Syn.: Gyrophora dillenii (Tuck.) Müll. Arg.
Botanical family:
Umbilicariaceae
Growth habit:
Lichen
Vernacular name(s):
lichen (Eng.)
tripe de roche (Fr.)
asinewakunik (Atikamekw)
Uses:
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Softened in boiling water and applied to stomach of women having difficulty giving birth [Atikamekw: 73].