Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains

Equisetaciae - The Horsetail Family

1. Equisetaceae, the Horsetail Family

1. Equisetum L. -- Horsetail, scouring rush

1. Equisetum arvense L. -- Common horsetail

2. Equisetum fluviatile L. -- Water horsetail

3. Equisetum hyemale L. -- Common scouring rush

4. Equisetum laevigatum A. Br. -- Smooth scouring rush

5. Equisetum palustre L. -- Marsh horsetail

6. Equisetum pratense Ehrh. -- Meadow horsetail

7. Equisetum sylvaticum L. -- Wood horsetail

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