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General Information | |
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Symbol: | EQLA |
Group: | Horsetail |
Family: | Equisetaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
CAN N L48 N |
Characteristics | |
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 | ![]() |
AK | ![]() |
HI | ![]() |
PR | ![]() |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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EQFU2 | Equisetum funstonii A.A. Eaton |
EQKA2 | Equisetum kansanum Schaffn. |
EQLAF | Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun ssp. funstonii (A.A. Eaton) Hartm. |
HILA5 | Hippochaete laevigata (A. Braun) Farw. |
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 laevigatum A. Braun – smooth horsetail |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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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. | |
New York
smooth scouring rush
Endangered
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Equisetum laevigatum
smooth horsetail
smooth scouringrush
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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WSWS | 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. |
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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