Equisetaceae Equisetum arvense L.
Field Horsetail
Saanich - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 68
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Equisetum arvense L.
Scientific name: Equisetum arvense L.
USDA symbol: EQAR (
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Common names: Field Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Saanich
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tender, young shoots eaten raw or boiled.
RECRD: 47401 id: 13331