CHINA. Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Pieces Common names: Shave-grass, Bottle-brush, Paddock-pipes, Dutch Rushes, Pewterwort. Corncob Plant, Puzzlegrass, Ashwa Pucchha, Candock, Narri, Sugina, Wen Ching, Sumbak, Prele, Narri, Mu Ze Family: Equisetaceae A perennial spore-bearing plant native to temperate and arctic areas of the northern hemisphere, Horsetail can grow up to 3 feet tall and spreads aggressively by means of its rhizomes and tubers. It favors damp places and can be found in disturbed areas, fields and pastures, woodlands, roadsides, and close to streams. It is naturalized in many temperate areas of the southern hemisphere, though less common there.