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Label

Accession No. 04851 
Family Equisetaceae 
Species Equisetum hyemale L.
Common name "scouringrush horsetail"
Collector Information K.T. Harper  (1973-152)  08 August 1973
Geography United States,  Nevada, Elko County
Locality Jarbidge Mts, along road from S slope to Jarbidge. 
Ecology wet meadow, it's drier edges. 

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Equisetum hyemale L.

Common Name(s): horsetail, scouring horsetail, scouringrush, scouringrush horsetail, tall scouring-rush, western scouringrush.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=17154, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Equisetophyta
                    Class: Equisetopsida
                        Order: Equisetales
                            Family: Equisetaceae
                                Genus: Equisetum
                                    Species: Equisetum hyemale
                                                                                    

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 04851s3.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 03184s3.jpg 
03184
 specimen image: 03185s3.jpg 
03185
 specimen image: 03637s3.jpg 
03637

Nearby Accessions

Locale

Links

Taxon Links for species Equisetum hyemale  L.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Equisetum+hyemale

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