General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Erosion control
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Mg (Magnesium)
Fe (Iron)
Si (Silicon)
Co (Cobalt)
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Gophers/Voles
Rabbit Resistant
Flood Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Common Scouring-Rush
  • Scouringrush Horsetail
  • Common Horsetail
  • Western Scouringrush
  • Rough Horsetail
  • North American Common Scouring-Rush
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Equisetum hyemale subsp. affine
  • Synonym: Equisetum hyemale var. affine

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Location: Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-08-18
Strobilus with developing sporangia.
Location: Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-08-18
Location: Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-08-18
Location: Moab, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-03-12
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-05
When grown in optimal conditions this is a very prolific plant! T
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-05
Enhanced image depicting ridged surface structure and joints
Location: Moab, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-03-12
Location: City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-09
Location: Northeastern Indiana - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-03
En masse.
Comments:
  • Posted by Jonj on Aug 27, 2022 8:56 AM concerning plant:
    This plant is horribly invasive. Once established it is really impossible to remove in some locations. I'd recommend only using it in a container used with a saucer. Even having a drainage hole in a pot sitting on the ground invites disaster.

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