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Equisetum hyemale

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus: Equisetum

horsetail, scouring rush

Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially Naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially Naturalizing
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 1062 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Equisetum hyemale L. Kauai Nursery and Landscaping, Puhi. Cultivated, but the patch is large, spreading throughout an entire low-lying wet area via rhizomes. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kelsey Brock 897a Kauai PTBG 8/29/2016
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