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Equisetum scirpoides ~ dwarf scouringrush horsetail

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Characteristics:
  • FACW+
  • Michigan C Value: 7
  • also known as dwarf horsetail
  • short, unbranched stems
  • stems often twisted and wiry
  • stems erect or prostrate, up to 25.4 cm high
  • distinguished from our other horsetails by its low, slender, wiry, unbranched stems and its small size
  • is the smallest living horsetail
  • native
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