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EQUISETUM HORSETAIL, SCOURING RUSH
(Latin: horse, bristle, from roots of Equisetum fluviatile L.)

Key to Equisetum

1. St branches regular

2. Basal internode of branch > subtending nodal sheath ..... E. arvense (2)

2' Basal internode of branch < subtending nodal sheath

3. Sheath teeth 5–10 ..... E. palustre (2)

3' Sheath teeth 14–28 on sterile stem, 20–30 on fertile stem ..... E. telmateia subsp. braunii (2)

1' St branches 0 or irregular

4. St brown, fleshy, lasting < 1 month irregularly in spring

5. Sheath teeth 6–14 on sterile stem, 6–10 on fertile stem ..... E. arvense (2)

5' Sheath teeth 14–28 on sterile stem, 20–30 on fertile stem ..... E. telmateia subsp. braunii (2)

4' St green, firm, lasting > 1 month

6. Spores white, misshapen ..... E. ×ferrissii

6' Spores green, spheric

7. Sheath teeth 5–10, persistent ..... E. palustre (2)

7' Sheath teeth 10–50, generally deciduous

8. Cone tip pointed; sheath generally with 2 dark bands, 1 at base, 1 at tip; stem perennial herb, generally scabrous ..... E. hyemale subsp. affine

8' Cone tip rounded; sheath generally with 1 dark band, at tip; stem annual (per in s), generally not scabrous ..... E. laevigatum

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