Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Meskwaki - Fiber, Scouring Material

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 268

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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: Meskwaki
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Scouring Material
Notes: Used to scour pots and pans.

RECRD: 1299 id: 13376

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