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Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
smooth horsetail
Symbol: EQLA
Group: Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Equisetum laevigatum (smooth 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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Plant Synonyms:
EQLA Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
 

EQFU2

Equisetum funstonii A.A. Eat.
 

EQKA2

Equisetum kansanum Schaffn.
 

EQLAF

Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun ssp. funstonii (A.A. Eat.) Hartman
 

HILA5

Hippochaete laevigata (A. Braun) Farw.
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State Distributional Map for EQLA
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Plant Distribution by State

Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

EQLA

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Related Taxa:
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

View 1 genus in Equisetaceae, 16 species in Equisetum

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Classification:
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

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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

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
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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Invasive Information:
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
        smooth scouringrush
        smooth 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.
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.. 630pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
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 FAC FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17156.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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