Equisetum palustre Calflora

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Taxon Report

Equisetum palustre L.

Marsh horsetail

2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

University and Jepson Herbaria

Equisetum palustre is a fern (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

California Rare Plant Rank: 3 (review list).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~7 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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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

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Equisetum palustre var. americanum
PLANTS	Equisetum palustre var. simplicissimum

Information about Equisetum palustre from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (EQPA) 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 CNPS Inventory: 3 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).