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Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
giant horsetail

       
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Photo of Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, WA, Port Angeles. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

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Distribution:
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

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USA (CA, ID, MI, OR, WA), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

View 1 genera in Equisetaceae, 18 species in Equisetum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. var. braunii (Milde) Milde. . Image Available.
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii
giant horsetail
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

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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 telmateia Ehrh. – giant horsetail
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

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.

Michigan:
giant horsetail              Probably Extirpated
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Oregon:
giant horsetail              "B" designated weed
giant horsetail              Quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

giant 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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

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,OBL NI NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO FACW OBL NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

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 17162.

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

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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Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

Universita degli Studi di Catania, Dipartimento di Botanica (Italy): Beautiful picture

 
 
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