Equisetaceae Equisetum sp.

Mare's Tail

Thompson - Other, Fertilizer

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86

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Scientific name: Equisetum sp.
Common names: Mare's Tail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fertilizer
Notes: Stem liquid used to kill any type of weed. The stem segments were pulled apart and the water was splashed over the weeds.

RECRD: 32031 id: 13499

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