Equisetum hyemale L.

Common Scouring Rush

Synonyms: Hippochaete hyemalis subsp. affinis

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Fern Clade

Sublevel 2: Horsetail

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Family: Equisetaceae

Genus: Equisetum

Species: Equisetum hyemale

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
RI - Concern

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: One type of spore; male, female, or bisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Equisetum hyemale