Equisetum hyemale

Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Equisetaceae
Equisetum
Equisetum hyemale (Engelm.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor
Common Scouring Rush; Scouring Rush Horse Tail
fern ally
3
**
Native
Armaments
No
Duration
Perennial
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
fern ally
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
evergreen
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
sessile
Leaf Type
scale-like
Leaf Venation
one-veined
Leaflet Margins
entire; connate
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Mesic; Hydric
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Limestone
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Equisetales
Equisetum
Equisetum hyemale (Engelm.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor - Common Scouring Rush; Scouring Rush Horse Tail
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Equisetum hyemale - 13
Equisetum hyemale - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Equisetum hyemale - 13
Equisetum hyemale - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Equisetum hyemale - 13
Equisetum hyemale - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Equisetum hyemale - 2
Equisetum hyemale - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Equisetum hyemale - 19
Equisetum hyemale - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Equisetum hyemale - 2
Equisetum hyemale - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Equisetum hyemale - 2
Equisetum hyemale - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Equisetum hyemale - 2
Equisetum hyemale - Joey Shaw View Full Size