Equisetum hyemale

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Equisetum hyemale - evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils

Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustum, rough horsetail, scouring rush

horsetail - perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America

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Dutch rush
Equisetum hyemale robustum
Equisetum robustum

horsetail
rough horsetail
scouring rush

The garden variety of horsetail - Equisetum hyemale - has accompanied human beings in all their wanderings because of its abrasive and medicinal properties.

GARDENING : HORSETAIL HAS PULLED ITS WEIGHT SINCE PREHISTORIC TIMES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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