Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun. Smooth Scouring-Rush. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Moist areas. Dist: QC and BC south to NY, w. PA, s. OH, s. IN, s. IL, AR (Peck 2011), e. TX, NM, AZ, CA, and n. Mexico. Reported for Warren County, w. VA (Sheik & Weeks 2023). There are old reports, repeated in RAB, and S, of this species farther south; documentation of these reports is not known and may be based on misapplication or misidentification.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = AqW, Ar, C, ETx1, FNA2, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, Pa, S13, Sf, TxFerns; = Hippochaete laevigata (A.Braun) Farw.; > Equisetum hyemale L. var. intermedium A.A.Eaton – F; > Equisetum kansanum Schaffner – F, Tx; > Equisetum laevigatum A.Braun – Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 5
See something wrong or missing on about Equisetum laevigatum? Let us know here:
Cite as...