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Equisetum palustre L.
marsh horsetail

       
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Line Drawing of Equisetum palustre L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 40. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Equisetum palustre L.

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Synonyms:
Equisetum palustre L.

  EQPAA Equisetum palustre L. var. americanum Victorin
  EQPAS Equisetum palustre L. var. simplicissimum A. Braun
 

Distribution:
Equisetum palustre 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, CA, CT, ID, IL, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NY, OR, SD, VT, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Equisetum palustre L.

View 1 genera in Equisetaceae, 18 species in Equisetum
 

Classification:
Equisetum palustre 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 palustre L. – marsh horsetail
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Equisetum palustre 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.

Connecticut:
marsh horsetail              Special Concern
New Hampshire:
marsh horsetail              Threatened
New York:
marsh horsetail              Threatened
Vermont:
marsh horsetail              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Equisetum palustre 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
FACW FACW NO FACW FACW NO NO NO NO FACW FACW FACW NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Equisetum palustre 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 17153.

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

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.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/27/2008 05:37 PM MDT