PLANTS Profile for Equisetum variegatum (variegated scouringrush)

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Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr
variegated scouringrush

Symbol:

EQVA

Group:

Horsetail

Family:

Equisetaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 42. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr

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Distribution:
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CO, CT, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr

View 1 genera in Equisetaceae, 18 species in Equisetum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Equisetum variegatum var. alaskanum
Alaskan scouringrush

Equisetum variegatum var. variegatum
variegated scouringrush

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr

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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 variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr – variegated scouringrush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr

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.

Indiana:
variegated horsetail		Endangered
Maine:
variegated horsetail		Special Concern
New Jersey:
variegated horsetail		Endangered
Ohio:
variegated scouring-rush		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
variegated horsetail		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr

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+

FACW

FACW+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr

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 17149.

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.

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 11:28 AM MDT