Common Name: Horsetail, Scouring rush
Scientific Name: Equisetum hyemale
Clade: seedless
Date Collected: April 6, 2012
Location Collected: Burbank, CA
Habitat: Native to stream banks, swamps, fens, moist forests, and forest edges. This species invaded South Africa and Australia.
Special Notes: The rough bristles have been used to shape the reeds of clarinets and other instruments, and is used to make sandpaper in some regions.
Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum_hyemale
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