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Equisetum hyemale L.
scouringrush horsetail
Symbol: EQHY
Group: Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Equisetum hyemale (scouringrush horsetail) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for EQHY
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Plant Distribution by State

Equisetum hyemale L.

EQHY

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Related Taxa:
Equisetum hyemale L.

View 1 genus in Equisetaceae, 16 species in Equisetum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Equisetum hyemale var. affine. Native. Image Available.        
Equisetum hyemale var. affine
scouringrush horsetail		        
Nativity color legend

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Classification:
Equisetum hyemale L.

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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

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Invasive Information:
Equisetum hyemale L.
        scouringrush horsetail
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Equisetum hyemale L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC+,FACW FACW FAC+ FACW- FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Equisetum hyemale L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17154.
View species account from The Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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