Equisetaceae
Dwarf scouringrush
Equisetum scirpoides
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- Genus
- Equisetum
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Equisetum scirpoidesEquisetaceae
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Common names
By language (10)
- Bulgarian
- Тръстиков хвощ
- Chinese
- 蔺木贼, 藺木賊, 小木贼
- English
- Dwarf scouringrush, Sedge-like horsetail, Delicate horsetail, Dwarf scouring rush, Sedgelike horsetail, Dwarf horsetail
- Estonian
- Alssosi
- Finnish
- Hentokorte
- French
- Prêle faux scirpe, Prêle faux-Scirpe
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Dvergsnelle
- Polish
- Skrzyp sitowaty, Skrzyp arktyczny
- Russian
- Хвощ камышовый
- Swedish
- Trådfräken
Synonyms
- Equisetum hyemale var. tenellum Lilj.
- Equisetum reptans Wahlenb.
- Equisetum reptans var. concolor Hartm.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. alpestre Rosend.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. caespitosum Rosend.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. elatum Rosend.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. minus G.Lawson
- Equisetum scirpoides var. pedunculatum Rosend.
- Equisetum scirpoides var. ramulosum Rosend.
- Equisetum setaceum Vaucher
- Equisetum tenellum A.A.Eaton
- Equisetum tenellum (Lilj.) Krok
- Equisetum variegatum var. alpinum Kom.
- Equisetum variegatum var. reptans (Wahlenb.) A.Braun
- Equisetum variegatum var. reptans (Wahlenb.) Hartm.
- Hippochaete scirpoides (Michx.) Farw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.