Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Equisetum arvense L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Equisetum arvense fo. diffusum (A.A. Eaton) Clute, Equisetum arvense fo. ramulosum (Rupr.) Klinge, Equisetum arvense fo. varium (Milde) Klinge, Equisetum arvense L. f. boreale (Bong.) Rupr., Equisetum arvense L. var. alpestre Wahlenb., Equisetum arvense L. var. boreale (Bong.) Rupr., Equisetum arvense L. var. campestre Wahlenb., Equisetum arvense L. var. riparium Farw., Equisetum calderi Boivin

Common names:

Bottle-brush [Bottlebrush] (1900?-1929?) (5, 157, 158)

Cat's-tail [Cat's tail] (1900?-1929?) (5, 157, 158)

Common horsetail (1913, IA) (80)

Corn-field horsetail [Cornfield horsetail] (1913) (5)

Devil's-guts [Devil's guts] (1891, NH) (79)

Dubock (1900?, German) (158)

Field horsetail (1899-Present) (3, 4, 5, 50, 72, 131, 155, 157, 158)

Horse-pipe [Horse pipes] (1900?-1929?) (5, 157, 158)

Horsetail (1840) (19)

Kleiner Schachtelbalm (1900?, German) (158)

Pferdschwanz (1900?, German) (158)

Scheuerkraut (1900?, German) (158)

Scouring-rush [Scouring rush] (1929) (157)

Snake-pipes [Snake pipes] (1913) (5)

Zinnkraut (1900?, German) (158)