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Show r IVovprrtors Interested In I'lant That 'Eats' Gol.l ' Tl.e plant known ns "horsetail" or "scouring plant" is actually a A pohi eater. Found most common-, common-, ly where gold is present in the i soil, this plant absorbs gold from the soil and stores it in its tissues. Although approximately 4'-i ounces of gold is found in a ton of horsetail, horse-tail, prospectors arc not interested ' in the plant as a source of gold but, rather, ns an indicator of gold in the ground. Because of its high silica content, this plant was also a favorite' in clden times for scrub-i scrub-i bing tabic tors, pots and pans. |