Equisetaceae Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

Smooth Horsetail

San Felipe - Food, Porridge

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 27

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Scientific name: Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
USDA symbol: EQLA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Smooth Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: San Felipe
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Porridge
Notes: Plant dried and ground to make mush.

RECRD: 41114 id: 13460

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