Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Blackfoot - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 276

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Scientific name: Equisetum hyemale L.
USDA symbol: EQHYA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scouringrush Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Blades boiled to make a drink.

RECRD: 60339 id: 13342

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