Useful Nova Scotia Plants
Plants
Scouring Rush
Common name
Scouring RushLatin name
Equisetum hyemaleCharacters
A coarse plant, this horsetail has hollow stems reaching 60cm in height. The sheaths are not toothed. Spores borne at the top of the stem.
Habit
Spore-producing fern relativeEdible Portion
NotHabitat
Sandy shady soil; calcareousGeography
Digby County to Cape Breton.
Used For
Scouring pots as it has silica crystals
