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Vegetative Plant

Vegetative Plant
plant distribution in New Jersey

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Equisetum hyemale L. var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat.

Scouring Rush

Synonyms
  • Equisetum affine Engelm.
  • Equisetum hyemale L. ssp. affine (Engelm.) Calder & Taylor
  • Equisetum hyemale L. var. californicum Milde
  • Equisetum hyemale L. var. pseudohyemale (Farw.) Morton
  • Equisetum hyemale L. var. robustum (A. Braun) A.A. Eat.
  • Equisetum praealtum Raf.
  • Equisetum robustum A. Braun
  • Hippochaete hyemalis (L.) Bruhin
  • Hippochaete hyemalis (L.) Bruhin ssp. affinis (Engelm.) W.A. Weber
Lower taxanone
Originnative
Growth habitforb/herb
Habitatmoist, shaded soil of sandy riversides, slopes
Rangethrough northern New Jersey and along the Delaware River southward; rare in Cape May and Atlantic Counties
Frequencyfrequent
RankG5 N5? SNR
Statusnone
Wetland statusUS: FAC+, FACW; Northeastern Region: FACW
Reproductive parts presentsporophylls late April to September, some later
CommentsEvergreen; forms dense colonies. Var. affine is the only variety of Equisetum hyemale in the United States.

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