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Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
dwarf scouring-rush (dwarf scouringrush)
Equisetaceae (Horsetail family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Equisetum scirpoides
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial evergreen herb from a short, slender, brownish rhizome.

Stems:
3-20 cm tall, 1-1.5 mm thick, kinked, without a central cavity, not branched, the sheaths with 3 teeth, the teeth dark with white margins.

Cones:
0.5-1 cm long, with a pointed tip at the top.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Equisetum scirpoides

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	5	1095	2337
Slope Gradient (%)	0	12	205
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	0	7	360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	0	4	8
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	C
Number of field plots species was recorded in:	1602
Modal BEC Zone Class	BWBS
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in:	BAFA(46), BWBS(504), CWH(7), ESSF(213), ICH(66), IDF(95), IMA(1), MS(196), PP(1), SBPS(81), SBS(143), SWB(121)
Source: Klinkenberg 2020

Climate

Status Information

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Additional Range and Status Information Links

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General References

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2025-04-13 7:31:59 AM ]

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