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Scouringrush Horsetail

Ferns and Fern Allies

Scouringrush Horsetail (Equisetum praealtum) is native to North America and northeastern Asia. It was formerly treated as a subspecies or variety of the European and west Asian rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, and some authorities still classify it that way.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Equisetum hyemale 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Equisetum hyemale (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q263881 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
    Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
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