Species

Equisetum hyemale (Rough horsetail)

Equisetum hyemale. Photo: (c) perfrankpoulsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Equisetum hyemale, commonly known as rough horsetail, scouring rush, scouringrush horsetail and in South Africa as snake grass, is a perennial herb in the fern Division Pteridophyta. It is a native plant throughout the Holarctic Kingdom, found in North America, Europe, and northern Asia.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Class: Polypodiopsida (Ferns)
      - Subclass: Equisetidae (Horsetails)
        Order: Equisetales (Horsetails)
        Family: Equisetaceae (Horsetail family)
        Genus: Equisetum (Horsetails)
        Subgenus: Hippochaete
        Species: Equisetum hyemale (Rough horsetail)
        Subspecies: Equisetum hyemale affine (Western scouringrush)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Equisetum hyemale affine (Western scouringrush)

Sightings

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Discussion

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