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Equisetum hyemale  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 17154

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): horsetail [English]
  
    scouring horsetail [English]
  
    scouringrush [English]
  
    tall scouring-rush [English]
  
    western scouringrush [English]
  
    prêle d'hiver [French]
  
    scouringrush horsetail [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionPolypodiophytina   
                   ClassPolypodiopsida  – leptosporangiate ferns  
                      SubclassEquisetidae   
                         OrderEquisetales   
                            FamilyEquisetaceae  – horsetails  
                               GenusEquisetum L. – scouring rush, prêle, scouringrush, horsetail  
                                  SubgenusEquisetum (Hippochaete) (Milde) Baker  
                                     SpeciesEquisetum hyemale L. – horsetail, scouring horsetail, scouringrush, tall scouring-rush, western scouringrush, prêle d'hiver, scouringrush horsetail  
    Direct Children:  
                                        SubspeciesEquisetum hyemale ssp. affine (Engelm.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor – prêle d'hiver, scouringrush horsetail 
                                        SubspeciesEquisetum hyemale ssp. hyemale (Engelm.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Equisetaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Equisetum hyemale   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Equisetum hyemale   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Equisetum hyemale   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Equisetum hyemale   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Des Marais, David L., Alan R. Smith, Donald M. Britton and Kathleen M. Pryer   
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title: Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolution of Extant Horsetails, Equisetum, Based onChloroplast DNA Sequence Data (rbcL and trnL-F)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: International Journal of Plant Sciences, vol. 164, no. 5   
  Page(s): 737-751   
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  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1058-5893   
  Notes: Available online at www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/376817   
  Reference for: Equisetum hyemale   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    Southern Asia  
    Middle America  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Alaska, Native  
    Canada, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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