Equisetum laevigatum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

Horsetail, Smooth horsetail, Smooth scouring rush

Equisetum laevigatum is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1242 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Equisetum
Family:	Equisetaceae
Category:	fern
PLANTS group:	Horsetail
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Equisetum fontinale
JEF + PLANTS	Equisetum funstonii
JEF + PLANTS	Equisetum kansanum
PLANTS	Equisetum laevigatum ssp. funstonii
PLANTS	Hippochaete laevigata

Information about Equisetum laevigatum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (EQLA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/05/2025).