Equisetum hyemale	type		IMAGE
Scouring-rush	horsetail	species	see key to NE Equisetum

size(ft) 1.5 - 7 cut . decid. evergreen garden .	ID tips Branchless stems stout as a pencil, tall, with >14 vertical ridges. Sheaths grey between black bands, mostly missing teeth. Scratch stem vertically with fingernail to feel bumps.
where . ME NH VT MA RI CT click C C C C W C for key	Comment High silica content; used by early settlers to clean pots and pans
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