Equisetium

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Equisetium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Equisetium (from the Latin equus, horse, and seta, bristle). Equisetaceae. Contains the weeds known as horse-tails, or scouring-rushes which are suitable for naturalizing in waste and wettish places and help to hold sandy banks. The following have been advertised by dealers in native plants: E. arvense, E. hiemale (Fig. 1404), E. Iaevigatum, E. limogum, E. pratense, E. robustum, E. scirpodes, E. sylvaticum, E. variegatum. For descriptions, consult the manuals of native plants. They grow usually in moist or swale-like places. They are flowerless plants, allied to ferns and club-mosses. Of the species named above, E. arvense has been found to have a poisonous effect on grazing stock when it occurs in any quantity in hay or pasturage. R. C. Benedict. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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