NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail
Scientific Name: |
Equisetum arvense |
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Genus: |
Equisetum |
Species Epithet: |
arvense |
Common Name: |
Field Horsetail |
Plant Type |
Fern/Clubmoss/Allies |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Equisetaceae (Horsetail Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
0-1 ft., 1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Brown |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
March, April, May |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Moist streambanks, bottomlands, moist disturbed sites, road banks, railroad banks. Common in NC mountains and piedmont, rare in coastal plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Whorled |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Nothing Specified |
Leaf Form: |
Nothing Specified |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Can be very weedy. |
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Sterile shoots. Michigan
Larry Mellichamp |
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Links: |
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/equisetum/arvense/ https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/equisetum-arvense/ |
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