Equisetaceae
Horsetail
Equisetum × font-queri
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- Genus
- Equisetum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Horsetail
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native
Photos
Photo: Ashley Basil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ashley Basil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.