Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Equisetum palustre L.

Origin: native

Common names: Cat-whistle [Cat whistle, Cat-whistles] (1900?-1913) (5, 158)

Marsh horsetail (1900?-Present) (4, 5, 50, 155, 158)

Marsh-reed [Marsh reed] (1900?) (158)

Marshweed [Marsh weed] (1913) (5)

Meadow horsetail (1977) (3)

Paddock-pipes [Paddock pipes] (1900?-1913) (5, 158)

Snake-pipes [Snake pipes] (1900?-1913) (5, 158)

Tad-pipes (1900?) (158)

Toad-pipes (1900?) (158)