Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Havasupai - Other, Tools

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 204

View all documented uses for Equisetum hyemale L.

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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: Havasupai
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Tools
Notes: Joints pulled apart and used by children to produce a whistling sound.

RECRD: 7130 id: 13360

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