| Synonyms |
- Equisetum calderi B. Boivin
- Equisetum arvense L. var. alpestre Wahlenb.
- Equisetum arvense L. var. boreale (Bong.) Rupr.
- Equisetum arvense L. var. campestre Wahlenb.
- Equisetum arvense L. var. riparium Farw.
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| Lower taxa | none |
| Origin | native |
| Growth habit | forb/herb |
| Habitat | open, moist to dry, sandy or sterile soils, including cinders |
| Range | statewide, but not common in the Pine Barrens |
| Frequency | common |
| Rank | G5 N5? S5 |
| Status | none |
| Wetland status | US: FACU, FACW-; Northeastern region: FAC |
| Reproductive parts present | March to May |
| Comments | Stems with scattered stomata; sheaths with approximately 12 brown, acuminate teeth; blunt-tipped cones. Fertile stems appear before the sterile, whorl-branched ones. An extremely variable species. |