Equisetum pratense Ehrh.
Meadow Horsetail
| Synonyms | none |
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| Lower taxa | none |
| Origin | native |
| Growth habit | forb/herb |
| Habitat | moist, non-acid and often calcareous soil of woods, and shaded edges, alluvium and glacial drift, streamsides |
| Range | found only north of the terminal moraine of the Wisconsin glacier, where it is rare and local |
| Frequency | rare |
| Rank | G5 NNR S1 |
| Status | New Jersey: endangered |
| Wetland status | US: FACW; Northeastern region: FACW |
| Reproductive parts present | late April to July, sometimes to September |
| Comments | resembles Equisetum arvense |