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Scouringrush Horsetail

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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
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Equisetum hyemale 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Horsetail, Species
Source Equisetum hyemale (Wikidata)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Equisetum hyemale (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
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.
  • Child Taxon Of: Horsetail, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q28114 (Horsetail)
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2. Equisetum hyemale (Wikipedia)
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 352254
    It has been introduced into Tasmania.
  • In Biome: Wetlands, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 352254, target B16453
    Other habitats include moist forest and woodland openings, lake and pond shores, ditches, marshes and swamps.
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3. Scouringrush Horsetail (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
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