Species: Equisetum variegatum
Variegated Horsetail
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Sphenophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Equisetales
Family
Equisetaceae
Genus
Equisetum
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Variegated Scouring-rush - prêle panachée - variegated scouringrush
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Ferns and relatives
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Sphenophyta - Equisetopsida - Equisetales - Equisetaceae - Equisetum
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A slender, dark green, seldom branched, horsetail that grows in twisting, upcurving tufts.
Reproduction Comments
n=108. Hybridizes with E. hymale and E. laevigatum. On the spores elators act as "springs" expanding and contracting under varying conditions of humidity moving the spores mechanically.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2000-11-27
Global Status Last Changed
1984-04-24
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Circumpolar in the north temperate zone extending into the Arctic.