Alberta Wildcraft
Usnea (Old Man’s Beard / Beard Lichen)
Usnea (Old Man’s Beard / Beard Lichen)
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A raw forest lichen, gathered by hand.
Usnea is a naturally occurring tree lichen commonly known as Old Man’s Beard or Beard Lichen. Ours is wildcrafted by hand, sun-dried in small batches and offered as a simple dried botanical with nothing added or altered.
A distinctive lichen of the forest.
Usnea grows naturally on trees in forests around the world, often hanging from branches in long, beard-like strands.
Its unusual appearance has earned it familiar names including Old Man’s Beard and Beard Lichen, and it has a long history of discussion in traditional and cultural herbal literature.
Gathered slowly and intentionally.
We encounter Usnea naturally in our harvesting areas and collect it in small amounts from healthy, established growth.
Sun-dried and stored carefully.
After harvesting, our Usnea is sun-dried in small batches and stored in glass jars in a cool, dark environment until it is ready to be packaged.
From gathering to storage, every step is handled by hand.
Usnea as it comes from the forest.
This is a raw, wildcrafted botanical offered simply as dried Usnea with its natural forest character intact.
The same quality we prepare for ourselves.
The Usnea we offer is handled to the same standard as the material we would gather and keep for our own household: thoughtfully collected, carefully dried and stored with attention to its natural character.
Wild Usnea. Simply prepared.
Hand gathered, sun-dried and packaged in small batches with nothing sprayed, treated or added.
