Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Ojibwa - Fiber, Scouring Material

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 418

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Scouring Material
Notes: Handful of stems used to scour the kettles and pans.

RECRD: 156 id: 13381

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