Calflora Taxon Report
Equisetum palustre L.
Marsh horsetail
Equisetum palustre is a fern (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
California Rare Plant Rank: 3 (review list)

Alternate Names and Sources:
Equisetum palustre var. americanumPLANTS
Equisetum palustre var. simplicissimumPLANTS
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Accepted by: JEPS + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Jepson eFlora section:
fern
USDA PLANTS group:
Horsetail

Do not eat any part of this plant.
Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
freshwater-marsh
Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian
Suggested Citation
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