Marsh Horsetail
Equisetum palustre L.
Equisetum palustre, known as Marsh Horsetail, is a perennial herbaceous pteridophyte in the family Equisetaceae. It is distributed across cooler regions of Eurasia and North America, including Labrador, Newfoundland, Alberta, British Columbia, and other Canadian provinces, as well as Portugal Continental, DK, FI, IS, and other regions. The species was first described in 1753.
Description
Equisetum palustre is a member of the Equisetidae subclass and is commonly found in wetland habitats. It is native to the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. There has been taxonomic discussion regarding the type material, with Hauke noting discrepancies in its classification. However, the species remains validly recognized as E. palustre L.
Other common names
Marsh Horsetail
Distribution
Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · Portugal Continental · Nearctic · Palaearctic · DK · FI · IS · NO · SE · Flanders · Bulgaria · Vermont-US · Norway · Global · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region
Synonyms
Equisetum palustre f. palustreEquisetum palustre var. americanumEquisetum palustre var. szechuanenseEquisetum palustre f. tenueEquisetum palustre f. nigridensEquisetum palustre f. luxuriansEquisetum palustre f. fluitansEquisetum palustre var. polystachyumEquisetum palustre var. simplicissimumEquisetum palustre var. tenueEquisetum palustre f. ramosissimumEquisetum palustre var. nigridensEquisetum palustre var. ramosissimumEquisetum aquatileEquisetum arenariumEquisetum nodosumEquisetum palustre var. nudumEquisetum palustre var. ramosumEquisetum hybridumEquisetum palustre f. arcuatumEquisetum palustre f. microstachyumEquisetum palustre f. prostratumEquisetum palustre f. simplexEquisetum palustre f. verticillatumEquisetum palustre f. wachteriEquisetum palustre subvar. apiculatumEquisetum palustre var. alpinumEquisetum palustre var. aphyllumEquisetum palustre var. collinum-tenerrimumEquisetum palustre var. japonicum
