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n. - Lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus.

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  • Oakmoss Evernia prunastri is a natural lichen which has a very lovely, smooth, and slightly musty odor.
  • Evernia prunastri lends an aquatic, woody and leatheric air to a fragrance, and is renowned for its fixative properties.
  • IFRA's position on oakmoss is clearly stated in the sentence that introduces their assessment regarding safe levels of use, "Oak moss extracts e.g. absolute, resinoid,...
  • Left to ponder yet another of the downtown West Palm Beach botanical street names: Evernia.
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