Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Lakota - Food, Fodder

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 25

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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: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Plant given to horses to fatten them.

RECRD: 4760 id: 13369

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