Equisetum arvense L.
Distribution
Native to:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced into:
Bolivia, New South Wales, Victoria
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Allostelites arvensis (L.) Börner in Fl. Deut. Volk: 59 (1912)
- Presla arvensis (L.) Dulac in Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 26 (1867)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Equisetum alpestre (Wahlenb.) Landolt in Fl. Indicativa: 269 (2010)
- Equisetum arcticum Rupr. in Distr. Crypt. Vasc. Ross.: 21 (1845)
- Equisetum arvense var. agreste (Klinge) Brause in G.Lindau, Krypt.-Fl. Anf. 6: 78 (1914)
- Equisetum arvense f. agreste Klinge in Arch. Naturk. Liv- Ehst- Kurlands, Ser. 2, Biol. Naturk. 8: 372 (1882)
- Equisetum arvense subsp. agreste (Klinge) in Náttúrufraeðingurinn 18: 101 (1948)
- Equisetum arvense f. alpestre (Wahlenb.) Döll in Fl. Baden 1: 59 (1855)
- Equisetum arvense subsp. alpestre (Wahlenb.) Arcang. in Comp. Fl. Ital.: 816 (1882)
- Equisetum arvense var. alpestre Wahlenb. in Fl. Lapp.: 296 (1812)
- Equisetum arvense var. arcticum Rupr. in Distr. Crypt. Vasc. Ross.: 21 (1845)
- Equisetum arvense f. arcticum (Rupr.) M.Broun in Index No. Amer. Ferns: 84 (1938)
- Equisetum arvense var. arenicola Goiran in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 14: 19 (1882)
- Equisetum arvense f. atratidens Lepage in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 46: 755 (1952)
- Equisetum arvense var. boreale (Bong.) Rupr. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 174 (1833)
- Equisetum arvense subsp. boreale (Bong.) Tolm. in Fl. Arct. URSS 1: 46 (1960)
- Equisetum arvense f. boreale (Bong.) Asch. in Fl. Brandenburg 1: 897 (1864)
- Equisetum arvense f. caespitosum J.Rousseau in Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 66(Ser. Biol. 17): 5 (1931)
- Equisetum arvense f. campestre (Schultz) Milde in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 848 (1851)
- Equisetum arvense var. campestre (Schultz) Rupr. in Distr. Crypt. Vasc. Ross.: 20 (1845)
- Equisetum arvense var. coaetaneum Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 410 (1857)
- Equisetum arvense subvar. decumbens G.Mey. in Chloris Han.: 667 (1836), nom. illeg.
- Equisetum arvense var. decumbens Hayne in Getreue Darstell. Gew. 8: 46 (1822)
- Equisetum arvense var. decumbens Döll in Rhein. Fl.: 27 (1843), nom. illeg.
- Equisetum arvense f. decumbens W.D.J.Koch in Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 964 (1845), nom. illeg.
- Equisetum arvense f. diffusum (A.A.Eaton) Clute in Fern Allies: 47, 256 (1905)
- Equisetum arvense var. diffusum A.A.Eaton in List N. Amer. Pterid. 8, 25 (1901)
- Equisetum arvense var. duffortianum Hy in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 1898: 403 (1898)
- Equisetum arvense var. elatum Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 819 (1866)
- Equisetum arvense var. elongatum Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 26 (1821 publ. 1822)
- Equisetum arvense var. erectum Opiz in Kratos 1(4): 10 (1819)
- Equisetum arvense var. erectum Hayne in Getreue Darstell. Gew. 8: 46 (1822), nom. illeg.
- Equisetum arvense var. fagetinum Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 819 (1866)
- Equisetum arvense var. frondescens Döll in Fl. Baden 1: 58 (1855)
- Equisetum arvense var. granulatum G.Lawson in Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 7: 561 (1863)
- Equisetum arvense var. intermedium Milde in Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 26: 422 (1858 publ. 1859)
- Equisetum arvense var. irriguum Milde in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 847 (1851)
- Equisetum arvense f. microstachyum A.A.Eaton in Fern Bull. 7: 87 (1899)
- Equisetum arvense var. nanum A.Braun ex Döll in Fl. Baden 1: 59 (1855)
- Equisetum arvense f. nanum (A.Braun ex Döll) M.Broun in Index No. Amer. Ferns: 85 (1938)
- Equisetum arvense var. nemorosum (A.Braun ex Döll) A.Braun & Engelm. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 46: 83 (1844)
- Equisetum arvense var. nemorosum A.Br. in Döll, Fl. Bad.: 27 (1859)
- Equisetum arvense f. nemorosum A.Braun ex Döll in Rhein. Fl.: 27 (1843)
- Equisetum arvense var. nudum Milde ex Farw. in Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 6: 209 (1904)
- Equisetum arvense f. polystachyon (A.A.Eaton) M.Broun in Index No. Amer. Ferns: 85 (1938)
- Equisetum arvense var. polystachyon A.A.Eaton in Fern Bull. 7: 88 (1899)
- Equisetum arvense var. proliferum (Luerss.) Farw. in Amer. Fern J. 27: 16 (1937)
- Equisetum arvense monstr. proliferum Luerss. in Farnpflanzen 3: 701 (1888)
- Equisetum arvense f. proliferum (Luerss.) M.Broun in Index No. Amer. Ferns: 85 (1938)
- Equisetum arvense var. prostratum Opiz in Kratos 1(4): 11 (1819)
- Equisetum arvense f. pseudoalpestre Vict. in Contr. Lab. Bot. Univ. Montréal 9: 36 (1927)
- Equisetum arvense f. pseudonemorosum B.Boivin in Canad. Field-Naturalist 65: 18 (1951)
- Equisetum arvense var. pseudosilvaticum Milde in Monogr. Equiset.: 220 (1867)
- Equisetum arvense f. pseudovarium Vict. in Contr. Lab. Bot. Univ. Montréal 9: 37, 116 (1927)
- Equisetum arvense var. ramosissimum Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 410 (1857)
- Equisetum arvense subsp. ramulosum (Rupr.) W.F.Rapp in Amer. Fern J. 37: 21 (1947)
- Equisetum arvense f. ramulosum (Rupr.) Klinge ex Scoggan in Arch. Naturk. Liv- Ehst- Kurlands, Ser. 2, Biol. Naturk. 8: 369 (1882)
- Equisetum arvense var. riparium (Fr.) Milde in Monogr. Equiset.: 223 (1867)
- Equisetum arvense subsp. riparium (Fr.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 1: 859 (1884)
- Equisetum arvense f. riparium (Fr.) Asch. in Fl. Brandenburg 1: 898 (1864)
- Equisetum arvense var. robustum Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 410 (1857)
- Equisetum arvense var. serotinum G.Mey. in Chloris Han.: 666 (1836)
- Equisetum arvense subvar. serotinum G.Mey. in Chloris Han.: 667 (1836)
- Equisetum arvense var. serotinum (G.Mey.) A.Braun & Engelm. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 46: 83 (1844)
- Equisetum arvense var. subalpinum Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 819 (1866)
- Equisetum arvense var. triangulare Waters in Johns Hopkins Univ. Circ. 116: 25 (1895)
- Equisetum arvense var. varium Milde in Monogr. Equiset.: 221 (1867)
- Equisetum boreale Bong. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 2(4): 174 (1832)
- Equisetum calderi B.Boivin in Amer. Fern J. 50: 107 (1960)
- Equisetum campestre Schultz in Prodr. Fl. Starg. Suppl. 1: 59 (1819)
- Equisetum duffortianum Hy in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 45. 397 (1898)
- Equisetum nemorosum (A.Braun ex Döll) Bellynck in Fl. Namur: 318 (1855)
- Equisetum pratense f. ramulosum (Rupr.) Asch. in Fl. Brandenburg 1: 898 (1864)
- Equisetum pratense var. ramulosum Rupr. in Distr. Crypt. Vasc. Ross.: 22 (1845)
- Equisetum riparium Fr. in Novit. Fl. Suec. Mant. 3: 167 (1843)
- Equisetum saxicola Suksd. in Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 19: 93 (1901)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Cody, W.J. (2000). Flora of the Yukon territory: 1-669. NRC Research Press.
- Ebihara, A. (2016). The standard of ferns and lycophytes in Japan. Nihonsan shida shokubutsu hyojun zukan 1: 1-475. Gakken Plus, Tokyo.
- Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Parris, B.S. (2020). Pteridophytes of Turkey - A revised check-list and their relationship to Europe and the West Himalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry 43: 263-284.
- Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
- Gonggrijp, S. & al. (2021). Nova Flora Neerlandica, Lycopodiopsida & Polypodiopsida: 1-275. KNVV uitgeverij.
- Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
- Güner, A. (ed.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı/Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
- Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
- Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
- Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
- Malyschev, L.I., Peshkova, G.A. & Baikov, K.S. (eds.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 14: 1-210. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
- Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://www.newfoundland-labradorflora.com/checklist/.
- Merryweather, J. (2020). Britain's Ferns. A field guide to the clubmosses, quillworts, horsetails and ferns of Great Britain and Ireland: 1-280. Princeton University Press.
- Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
- Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
- Prelli, R. & Boudrie, M. (2021). Les Fougères et plantes alliées d'Europe: 1-528. BIOTOPE.
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
- Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
- Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
- Tolmachev, A.I. in Tolmachev, A.I. (1960). Polypodiaceae-Butomaceae. Arkticheskaia Flora SSSR 1: 1-102. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR.
- Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Cao, R. (eds.) in Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 1: 1-779. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- Cody, W.J. (2000). Flora of the Yukon territory: 1-669. NRC Research Press.
- Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
- Tolmachev, A.I. in Tolmachev, A.I. (1960). Polypodiaceae-Butomaceae. Arkticheskaia Flora SSSR 1: 1-102. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Allen, D., Bilz, M., Leaman, D.J., Miller, R.M., Timoshyna, A., & Window, J. (2014). European Red List of medicinal plants. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg 10:907382.
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
- Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
- FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
- GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
- IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
- Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
- RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
- Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Aug 31, 1978 | Komarov, V.L. [87], Kamchatka | K001057678 | Yes | ||
Edwards, P.J. [s.n.], United Kingdom | 29047.770 | No | |||
Edwards, P.J., United Kingdom | 29047.779 | No | |||
Edwards, P.J. [s.n.], United Kingdom | 64480.000 | No | |||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 356], Great Britain | K000914001 | Yes | |||
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [6735], Finland | K000696324 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0