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Brundage, Stephanie

Equisetum laevigatum

Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

Smooth Horsetail, Horsetail

Equisetaceae (Horsetail Family)

Synonym(s): Equisetum funstonii, Equisetum kansanum, Equisetum laevigatum ssp. funstonii, Hippochaete laevigata

USDA Symbol: eqla

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Whorled
Fruit Type: Cone
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Leaf: Green

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr
Bloom Notes: Not a flowering plant. Reproduces by spores contained within sporangia borne on peltate sporophylls.

Distribution

USA: AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , SD , TX , UT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , ON , SK

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC		FACW		FACW	FAC		FACW	FACW	FACW

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa Barbara, CA
Sibley Nature Center - Midland, TX
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin, TX

Web Reference

Webref 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 laevigatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Equisetum laevigatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Equisetum laevigatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: TWC Staff

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