Equisetum arvense L.

Locations ofEquisetum arvense L. in Virginia

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Family
Equisetaceae
Botanical Name
Equisetum arvense L.
Common Name
Field Horsetail
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Equisetum arvense L.
Comments
E. arvense x fluviatile (E. x litorale Kuhlewein ex Rupr.) is reported for VA in FNA
Habitat
Floodplain forests, tidal swamps, seepage swamps, calcareous fens and marshes, rocky and sandy scour bars; more frequent in moist to wet, disturbed sites such as ditches, roadsides, and low fields and pastures. Frequent to locally common throughout, except in se. Virginia, where
infrequent and largely restricted to calcareous habitats.
Native Status
Native

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