Group: Pteridophytina (Ferns)
Family: Equisetaceae (Horsetail family)
Genus: Equisetum (Horsetail)
Equisetum variegatum F. Weber & D. Mohr - Variegated Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale L. - Rough Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. - Branched Horsetail
Equisetum fluviatile L. - Water Horsetail
Equisetum palustre L. - Marsh Horsetail
Equisetum pratense Ehrh. - Shady Horsetail
Equisetum sylvaticum L. - Wood Horsetail
Equisetum arvense L. - Field Horsetail
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. - Great Horsetail
<span class="r">Slightly toxic</span>, 15–50 cm tall. <span class="v1">plants:</span> <ba><b>generative and vegetative shoots differing in habit</b></ba>, <ba>sporiferous shoots developing at first, initially pale to brownish</ba>. <span class="v1">strobi...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, intensively used grassland, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards
in periodically wet habitats