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Equisetum sylvaticum L.

Woodland Horsetail, Sylvan Horsetail

Synonyms	Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. multiramosum (Fernald) Wherry Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. pauciramosum Milde
Lower taxa	none
Origin	native
Growth habit	forb/herb
Habitat	cool, moist soil of springy woods and edges, swamps and bogs, old fields
Range	throughout the north Jersey uplands and Piedmont, south to the Sourland Mountains, Hunterdon County
Frequency	locally common
Rank	G5 NNR S3
Status	New Jersey: species of special concern
Wetland status	US: FACU, FACW; Northeastern Region: FACW
Reproductive parts present	early May to July
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Sources

• Herbarium records: Academy of Natural Sciences (PH), Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BKL), Chrysler Herbarium at Rutgers University (CHRB), New York Botanical Garden (NY), United States National Herbarium (US).
• Hough, M.Y. 1983. New Jersey wild plants. Harmony Press, Harmony, N.J.
• Montgomery, J.D., and D.E. Fairbrothers. 1985. New Jersey ferns and fern-allies. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, N.J.
• NatureServe. 2006. NatureServe explorer: an online encyclopedia of life. Version 4.7. 10 March 2006. <http://www.natureserve.org/explorer>.
• New Jersey Natural Heritage Program. 2005. List of endangered plant species and plant species of concern. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, N.J.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2006. The PLANTS database. 29 August 2006. <http://plants.usda.gov>.

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