Editing Horsetail

{{split|Horsehair plant|Horsetail}}

{{pmitem-infobox

|image=[[File:Horsetail TTYD.png]] [[File:Horsetail SPM.png]]

|ttyd=A plant found in Petal Meadows. Replenishes 3 HP.

|spm=A spring reed that restores 7 HP and cures poison.

'''{{wp|Equisetum|Horsetails}}''' are a cooking ingredient in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', which additionally appear as background objects with minor plot importance in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

===''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''===

[[File:SMB NES 2-1 Level Screenshot.png|thumb|Mario near two "horsehair plants" in [[World 2-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-1]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'']]

According to the original manual for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', [[Bowser]] turned the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom into horsetail plants and [[brick]]s. However, the English manual renders this as "field horsehair plants".<ref>[https://legendsoflocalization.com/super-mario-bros/manuals/#characters-enemies Legends of Localization] comparing the Japanese and North American storylines of ''Super Mario Bros.''</ref> They are presumably the ovoid tree-like plants seen throughout the game (specifically, Worlds [[World 2 (Super Mario Bros.)|2]], [[World 3 (Super Mario Bros.)|3]], [[World 5 (Super Mario Bros.)|5]], [[World 7 (Super Mario Bros.)|7]], and [[World 8 (Super Mario Bros.)|8]]), which come in two sizes, and depending on the level's palette, can be either green or white (in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', the white ones' appearance is due to snow), with both having a tan segmented stem. These plants are also seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' (specifically, the odd-numbered and -lettered worlds), where they are now segmented themselves and have eyes; additionally, the ones in [[World A-1]] appear in orange (but not in ''All-Stars''). They also appear in several other games borrowing graphics from or basing certain stages on ''Super Mario Bros.''; for example, in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', Horsetails occasionally pop up in the ground theme in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style when placing ground tiles.

===Other appearances===

As part of the course's "retro" aesthetic, Horsetails appear in the final turn of [[Piranha Plant Slide]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. They are replaced with standard trees in the course's reappearance in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.

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!width="50%"|Recipe

|Horsetail + [[Mystic Egg]]

|[[Omelette Plate]]

|rowspan=6|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]

|Horsetail + [[Mushroom]]

|rowspan=3|[[Zess Dinner]]

|Horsetail + [[Super Mushroom|Super Shroom]]

|Horsetail + [[Life Shroom]]

|Horsetail + [[Ultra Mushroom|Ultra Shroom]]

|[[Zess Special]]

|Horsetail + [[Turtley Leaf]]

|[[Healthy Salad]]

|[[Roast Horsetail]]

|rowspan=4|''[[Super Paper Mario]]

|Horsetail + [[Cake Mix]]

|[[Horsetail Tart]]

|Horsetail + [[Big Egg]]

|[[Omelette Plate]]

|Horsetail + [[Turtley Leaf]]

|[[Koopa Pilaf]]

HowToWin.png|''[[How to Win at Super Mario Bros.]]''

SMBS6.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''

ANNSMB World 2-1 Screenshot.png|''[[All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.]]''

|Jap=つくし<ref>''Super Mario Bros.'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 4.</ref>

|JapR=Tsukushi

|JapM=Horsetail

|Jap2=つくしんぼ<ref>[https://themushroomkingdom.net/pmttyd_j2e.shtml "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door From Japanese to English"]. (June 1, 2014). ''The Mushroom Kingdom.'' Retrieved February 2, 2015.</ref>

|Jap2R=Tsukushinbo

|Jap2M=From「つくし」(''tsukushi'', horsetail) and likely the affectionate suffix「んぼ」(''-nbo'')

|GerM=root

|Fra=Prêle

|FraM=Horsetail

|Por=Cavalinha

|PorM=

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