Equisetum sylvaticum Linnaeus. Common name: Woodland Horsetail. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Seepage swamps. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to MD, n. VA, ec. WV, OH, MI, WI, IA, WY, MT, and WA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, FNA2, GrPl, Il, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Christenhusz et al (2019), Lin et al (2013); > Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. multiramosum Wherry — Md, Tat, WV; > Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. pauciramosum Milde — F, G; > Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. sylvaticum — F, G. Basionym: Equisetum sylvaticum L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Equisetum sylvaticum - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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