Horsetail

Plant - Equisetum arvense

Equisetum arvense, commonly known as field horsetail or common horsetail, is a species of vascular plant in the horsetail family Equisetaceae. Like all horsetails, it is a type of fern. It is native throughout the Arctic and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It has two distinct growth forms, a fertile spore--bearing stem and a sterile green stem.

 


Dene

Term Dialect
Khehdi’ Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in)

Greenlandic

Term Dialect
Nerlerit nerisassaat Kitaamiusut Kalaallisut

Nuučaan̓uł

Term Dialect
Qʷaqƛ Central Nuučaan̓uł, Nuučaan̓uł Fallback

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