Family: Equisetaceae
meadow horsetail
[Equisetum pratense f. nanum Ehrh.]
Robert W. Freckmann
Derek Anderson
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Equisetum: Latin for "horsetail" from equus, "horse," and seta, "bristle"
Plants: perennial fern ally
Habitat: moist woodlands
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial fern ally
Habitat: moist woodlands
Conservation Status: Native
Widely scattered in moist woodlands and meadows. Young fertile shoots resemble E. arvense and E. sylvaticum, but they persist, becoming green and branched. Sterile stems are slender pale greenish-white. The teeth have white margins.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 9, Wetland Indicator = FACW USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Fern & Fern Allies: Photos, descriptions, information Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
-stems branched but not branched again
-branches horizontly spreading
-teeth with black center and white margin, not fused together
-first branch internode shorter or equal to the adjacent stem sheath
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Kurt Stüber
