Equisetum hyemale var. affine
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Scouring-rush, Horsetail
Equisetaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Grass | |
| Size: | 2-4 ft tall by 0.1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | ||
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Noted for: | Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Water gardens, edges of retention ponds, rain gardens or bioswales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | This plant will spread. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Aquatic ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Pond, lake, or stream bottom, Loam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Provides good cover at the edges of waterways or ponds. | |
| Insects: | ||
| Native Habitats: | Sandy soils in river floodplains, lake edges, ditches, sloughs. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| Ethnobotany: | Its tough stems were used to scour pots and pans. | |
| General Comments: | Leaves are very small and arranged in circles around the stem at each node giving it a banded appearance. This is a fern ally and reproduces by spores. |