Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.
Scouringrush Horsetail
Okanagan-Colville - Other, Containers
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 17
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Equisetum hyemale L.
Scientific name: Equisetum hyemale L.
USDA symbol: EQHYA (
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Common names: Scouringrush Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Containers
Notes: Hollow stems used to administer medicines to babies.
RECRD: 12074 id: 13395