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EQUISETACEAE
Horsetail Family
Equisetum arvense  (field horsetail)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Equisetum: from the Latin equus (horse) and saeta (bristle); arvense: of farmed or cultivated land
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Horsetail
Phenology (Flowering Period)
April
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Floodplains, seeps, wet meadows, swales and ditches
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
3
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Rootstocks and stems eaten by Snow Goose.
Medicinal Properties
Part used: Sterile Branched Stems. Used internally as tea, tincture, or tablets to strengthen skin, hair, nails, teeth and bones; for inflammation of the urinary tract, and for respiratory tract inflammation with coughing blood.
ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Black Ash Seepage Swamp
Forested Floodplains and Riparian Swamps (Piedmont)
Forested Floodplains and Riparian Swamps (Coastal Plain)
Seepage Slope Open Canopy Non-tidal Wetland (Piedmont)
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