field horsetail; common horsetail
A common perennial plant (Equisetum arvense) found in fields and gardens; often considered a weed.
A lot of field horsetail is growing in the garden.
Field horsetail produces fertile stems in spring.
Katakana spelling is common for plant names; usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Kanji form is rare and may not be widely recognized.
The name スギナ is said to come from the resemblance of the sterile stems to small cedar trees (杉, すぎ).