Equisetaceae Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

Smooth Horsetail

Hopi - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 17

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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: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Dried, ground with corn meal and used to make a ceremonial bread.

RECRD: 4727 id: 13432

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