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Equisetum palustre
Equisetum palustre L.
Marsh Horsetail
Equisetaceae (Horsetail Family)
Synonym(s): Equisetum palustre var. americanum, Equisetum palustre var. simplicissimum
USDA Symbol: EQPA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Whorled
Fruit Type: Cone
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Not a flowering plant. Reproduces by spores contained within sporangia borne on peltate sporophylls. Sporulates Jun - Aug.
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , CT , ID , MA , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NH , NJ , NY , OR , SD , VT , WA , WICanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Forest Edge,Prairie/Meadow/Field,Wet Meadow/Prairie/Field,Riparian,Swamp/Marsh
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , ShadeSoil Moisture: Moist
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Equisetum palustre in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Equisetum palustre in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Equisetum palustre
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-08Research By: TWC Staff