Characteristics
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
wood horsetail
Swamps, wet forests, banks of small streams, rich fens, and seepages. Usually an understory plant in slightly open swamps growing both on hummocks and in hollows. It prefers sites with calcareous or somewhat rich soils but is not completely limited to these conditions.
Fern
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU, FACW (NWPL)
FACW (NWPL EMP)
FACW (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
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Species Distribution Map
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