Oakmoss Evernia prunastri is a natural lichen which has a very lovely, smooth, and slightly musty odor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Olfactive Oakmoss Exhibition at Cabinet in Brooklyn] Reference

Evernia prunastri lends an aquatic, woody and leatheric air to a fragrance, and is renowned for its fixative properties.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ode to Oakmoss: Crabtree & Evelyn Ultra Moisturizing Body Butter] Reference

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, concrete, etc. obtained from Evernia prunastri should not be used such that the level in consumer products exceeds 0.1%.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference

Left to ponder yet another of the downtown West Palm Beach botanical street names: Evernia.    From Wordnik.com.  [PalmBeachDailyNews - Latest Headlines] Reference

Evernia prunastri grows on the bark of oak trees in temperate forests throughout the Northern Hemisphere - hardly a subtropical plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [PalmBeachDailyNews - Latest Headlines] Reference

In fact, another variety - Evernia divaricata - looks very much like our Spanish moss, so that could easily explain the choice of the name.    From Wordnik.com.  [PalmBeachDailyNews - Latest Headlines] Reference

West Palm Beach street names: E is for 'Evernia'.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Obama statue installed at Indonesian school] Reference

Evernia prunastri (Oakmoss lichen) (?).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Boy who Cried Wolf] Reference