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General Information | |
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Symbol: | EQHY |
Group: | Horsetail |
Family: | Equisetaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
AK N CAN N GL N L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Introduced | ![]() |
Both | ![]() |
Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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L48 | ![]() |
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HI | ![]() |
PR | ![]() |
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Synonyms
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 1 subspecies of Equisetum hyemale . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Legal Status
U.S. Weed Information | |
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Equisetum hyemale
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.
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SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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