Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Equisetum fluviatile L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Equisetum fluviatile fo. limmaeanum, Equisetum fluviatile L. var. limosum (L.) Gilbert, Equisetum limosum L.

Common names:

Great scouring-rush [Great scouring rush] (1892) (6)

Horsetail (1919) (107)

Joint-grass [Joint grass] (1919) (107)

Paddock-pipes [Paddock pipes] (1876?-1913) (5, 92)

Scrub-grass [Scrub grass] (1919) (107)

Swamp horsetail (1899-1942) (5, 72, 131, 155)

Water horsetail (1913-Present) (3, 4, 5, 50, 155)