Equisetum variegatum Schleich. var. variegatum

Variegated Horsetail

Synonyms	Equisetum variegatum Schleich. var. anceps Milde Hippochaete variegata (Schleich.) Bruhin
Lower taxa	none
Origin	native
Growth habit	forb/herb
Habitat	wet, often calcareous soil of watersides, bogs, shaded wood edges
Range	Warren County near the Delaware River; Morris County
Frequency	rare
Rank	G5 NNR S1
Status	New Jersey: endangered
Wetland status	US: FACW, FACW+; Northeastern Region: FACW
Reproductive parts present	sporophylls late June to October
Comments	Var. variegatum is the only variety of Equisetum variegatum in eastern United States. The northwest has var. alaskanum. Equisetum variegatum was first reported in New Jersey in 1977, so it may have arrived in the state only recently.

Herbarium records: Chrysler Herbarium at Rutgers University (CHRB).
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>.

Species page by Gerry Moore and Janet Novak. © 2006 by the Flora of New Jersey Project. Last updated February 24, 2008.
Hosted by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in collaboration with the Chrysler Herbarium.

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