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Equisetum hyemale L.
scouringrush horsetail

       
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Photo of Equisetum hyemale L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Equisetum hyemale L.

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Distribution:
Equisetum hyemale L.

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Equisetum hyemale L.

View 1 genera in Equisetaceae, 18 species in Equisetum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Equisetum hyemale L. var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eaton. . Image Available.
Equisetum hyemale var. affine
scouringrush horsetail
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Equisetum hyemale 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 hyemale L. – scouringrush horsetail
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Equisetum hyemale L.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Rhode Island:
Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine [=EQHYA]
rough horsetail              Special Concern
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Equisetum hyemale L.

scouringrush horsetail

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Equisetum hyemale 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
FAC+,FACW FACW FAC+ FACW- FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Equisetum hyemale L.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17154.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs 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.

 
 
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