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Equisetum sylvaticum L.
woodland horsetail

       
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Photo of Equisetum sylvaticum L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Equisetum sylvaticum L.

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Synonyms:
Equisetum sylvaticum L.

  EQSYM Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. multiramosum (Fernald) Wherry
  EQSYP Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. pauciramosum Milde
 

Distribution:
Equisetum sylvaticum L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Equisetum sylvaticum L.

View 1 genera in Equisetaceae, 18 species in Equisetum
 

Classification:
Equisetum sylvaticum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Equisetophyta – Horsetails
Class Equisetopsida
Order Equisetales
Family Equisetaceae – Horsetail family
Genus Equisetum L. – horsetail
Species Equisetum sylvaticum L. – woodland horsetail
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Equisetum sylvaticum L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
horsetail              Endangered
Iowa:
woodland horsetail              Threatened
Maryland:
wood horsetail              Endangered
Rhode Island:
woodland horsetail              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Equisetum sylvaticum L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FACW NO FACW FACW NO NO NO NO FACW NO FACU NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Equisetum sylvaticum L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17161.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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