Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Cowlitz - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15

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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: Cowlitz
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Stalk tops dried, mashed, mixed with salmon eggs and eaten.

RECRD: 42087 id: 13352

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