Common Scouring-Rush
Equisetum hyemale L.
Equisetum hyemale, known as Common Scouring-Rush, is an evergreen perennial in the family Equisetaceae, native to Eurasia and Greenland. Previously included a North American subspecies, now recognized as Equisetum praealtum. It is distributed across multiple regions including DK, FI, IS, NO, SE, ZA, AU, BR, and various parts of Europe and Asia. The species was first published in 1753 by L.
Description
Equisetum hyemale is a member of the Equisetaceae family and is native to Eurasia and Greenland. It is an evergreen perennial herbaceous pteridophyte. Formerly, it was considered to include a subspecies from North America, but this is now classified as a separate species, Equisetum praealtum. The species has a wide distribution, recorded in regions such as DK, FI, IS, NO, SE, ZA, AU, BR, and various European and Asian countries. The scientific name was first published in 1753 by L. A discussion in Linnaean taxonomy notes a neotype designation by Hauke, though original material exists, making this designation contrary to Art. 9.11.
Other common names
Common Scouring-RushDutch RushGreat Scouring-RushHorsetailPrairie Scouring-RushRough HorsetailScouring HorsetailScouring-RushScouring-Rush HorsetailScouringrushScouringrush HorsetailShave-GrassTall Scouring-RushWestern ScouringrushWinter Scouring-Rush
Distribution
DK · FI · IS · NO · SE · ZA · Flanders · Vermont-US · AU · BR · Norway · Global · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Albania · Altay · Amur · Austria · Baltic States · Belarus · Bulgaria · Buryatiya · Central European Rus · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · Chita · Corse
