The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Pteridophytes
Family Name:
Equisetaceae
Genus:
Equisetum L. L.
Genus Common Name:
Scouring-rushes; Horsetails
Species:
Equisetum pratense Ehrh.
Species Common Name:
Meadow horsetail
Habitat:
Seeps; algific talus slopes; sandy woods
Abundance and Distribution:
Frequent northeast; rare central and east central
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Sandy Areas
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e408