Equisetum scirpoides
Delicate Horsetail, Dwarf Horsetail
Other regional names: Dwarf Scouring Rush +1 more
- Dwarf Scouring Rush
- Dwarf Scouringrush
Also known as: Equisetum hyemale var. tenellum Lilj. +14 more
- Equisetum hyemale var. tenellum Lilj.
- Equisetum reptans var. concolor Hartm.
- Equisetum reptans Wahlenb.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. alpestre Rosend.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. caespitosum Rosend.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. elatum Rosend.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. minus G.Lawson
- Equisetum scirpoides var. pedunculatum Rosend.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. ramulosum Rosend.
- Equisetum setaceum Vaucher
- Equisetum tenellum (Lilj.) Krok
- Equisetum tenellum A.A.Eaton
- Equisetum tenellum subsp. scirpoides (Michx.) Krok
- Equisetum variegatum var. alpinum Kom.
- Hippochaete scirpoides (Michx.) Farw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Equisetaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Equisetum scirpoides (commonly known as Delicate Horsetail or Dwarf Horsetail) is a fern belonging to the Equisetaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Connecticut, East European Russia, Finland, Greenland, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Svalbard, Sweden, Tuva, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Belgium, Great Britain