Equisetaceae

smooth horsetail

Hippochaete laevigata (A. Braun) Farw.

Indigenous Names: Ya-a’-ti-nump

Habitat: Moist to dry, wooded to open sites, often on disturbed ground; plains to alpine; Alaska to New Mexico

Seasonality: Not given

Status: Native

Ceremonial & Cultural Notes

Ute

Used by children as whistles. Likely from ya-a-gi (“to cry or call out”) and –nump (“instrument”)

Parts Documented: Not specified in the literature