Equisetaceae Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Giant Horsetail
Nitinaht - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 215
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Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
Scientific name: Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
USDA symbol: EQTEB (
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Common names: Giant Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Vegetative shoots used as a source of drinking water when traveling.
RECRD: 6115 id: 13534