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Horsetail (Equisetum)
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Other common names: Scouring Rush
Native
Family:
Equisetaceae (Horsetail)
Height: 0.3 to 1.5 ft.
Blooms: April to
July
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Allegheny River Trail
Date: 5/17/2003
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
