Introductory
SPECIES: Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail 



ABBREVIATION : 
EQUARV

SYNONYMS : 
   Equisetum arvense var. alpestre Wahlenb.
   E. a. var. boreale (Bong.) Rupr.
   E. a. var. riparium Farw.
   E. calderi Boivin


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   EQAR


COMMON NAMES : 
   field horsetail
   common horsetail
   horsetail
   bottlebrush
   foxtail
   queue de renard
   pinetop
   jointed rush
   horse pipes
   mare's tail
   snake grass


TAXONOMY : 
The accepted scientific name for field horsetail is Equisetum arvense L.
Fernald [19] listed E. a. var. boreale (Bong.) Ledeb., a northern
variety.  There are a number of named forms that are not accepted by
most authors as true forms; they may be growth variants that depend on
environmental conditions and are not sufficiently distinct to warrant
taxonomic recognition [9,69].

Field horsetail and water horsetail (E. fluviatale) will hybridize de
novo where they occur together.  The product, E. x litorale Kuhlewein is
sterile, but vegetatively vigorous and persistent [23].


LIFE FORM : 
Fern or Fern Ally

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, April 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Equisetum arvense. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail