Equisetaceae Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

Smooth Horsetail

Karok - Fiber, Scouring Material

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 29

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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: Karok
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Scouring Material
Notes: Stems used to sandpaper madrone spoons.

RECRD: 5853 id: 13434