Characteristics
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr ssp. variegatum
variegated scouring rush
Seepage areas on eroding banks of streams, roadsides, and gravel and quarry pits. It does best in seepy open disturbed soils that are calcareous and often forms dense somewhat large patches in these habitats. It is clearly spreading into areas it had previously not been known from. This species is circumpolar in distribution and perhaps these "new" populations are the result of an Eurasian introduction but no data is currently available to support this hypothesis.
Fern
Perennial
Vascular
3
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Native
FACW (NWPL EMP)
FACW (NWPL NCNE)
S4 (State Rank)
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Classification
Ferns
Equisetales
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr ssp. variegatum - variegated scouring rush
Citation
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr ssp. variegatum
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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