Delicate Horsetail
Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
Equisetum scirpoides is a species of horsetail in the family Equisetaceae. It is the smallest species in the genus Equisetum. It was first described in 1803 by Michaux in Flora Bor.-Amer.
Description
Equisetum scirpoides, commonly known as Delicate Horsetail, is a small horsetail species found in regions such as Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, as well as in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. It is characterized by its diminutive size compared to other species in the genus Equisetum. The species has a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 216.
Other common names
Delicate HorsetailDwarf HorsetailDwarf Scouring-RushDwarf ScouringrushSedge HorsetailSedge-Like Horsetaildwarf scouring rushsedgelike horsetail
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · DK · FI · NO · SE · Belgium · Flemish Region · Vermont-US · GL · Global · Alaska · Altay · Amur · Austria · Baltic States
Synonyms
Hippochaete scirpoidesEquisetum reptansEquisetum tenellumEquisetum hyemale var. tenellumEquisetum scirpoides var. minusEquisetum variegatum var. reptansEquisetum reptans var. concolorEquisetum scirpoides var. alpestreEquisetum scirpoides var. caespitosumEquisetum scirpoides var. elatumEquisetum scirpoides var. pedunculatumEquisetum scirpoides var. ramulosumEquisetum setaceumEquisetum variegatum var. alpinumEquisetum variegatum var. reptansEquisetum tenellum
