Equisetaceae Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
Dwarf Scouringrush
Haisla and Hanaksiala - Food, Forage
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 156
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Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
Scientific name: Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
USDA symbol: EQSC (
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Common names: Dwarf Scouringrush
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Plant eaten by grizzly bears.
RECRD: 61047 id: 13474