Equisetum arvense L.
field horsetail
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EQAR |
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Horsetail |
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Equisetaceae |
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Perennial
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Forb/herb
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| L48 |
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N |
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N? |
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| GL |
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N |
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N |
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JPEG file.
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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Images:
Equisetum arvense L.
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Synonyms:
Equisetum arvense L.
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EQARA |
Equisetum arvense L. var. alpestre Wahlenb. |
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EQARB |
Equisetum arvense L. var. boreale (Bong.) Rupr. |
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EQARC |
Equisetum arvense L. var. campestre Wahlenb. |
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EQARR |
Equisetum arvense L. var. riparium Farw. |
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EQCA |
Equisetum calderi B. Boivin |
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Distribution:
Equisetum arvense L.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, 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, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Equisetum arvense L.
View
1 genera in Equisetaceae,
18 species in Equisetum
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Classification:
Equisetum arvense L.
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Classification Report.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Equisetum arvense L.
field horsetail
scouring rush
western 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.
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Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast.
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
397pp.
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Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains.
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
589pp.
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Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.
1996.
Weeds of the West.
Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming.
Laramie, Wyoming.
630pp.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Equisetum arvense L.
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Reg. 0 |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Equisetum arvense L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
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 species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17152.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
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 Tennessee Herbarium.
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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Related Web Sites:
Equisetum arvense L.
British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program
CalFlora: database occurrence
NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
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