Equisetum hyemale L.
Tall Scouring-rush (scouring-rush; scouringrush horsetail)
Equisetaceae (Horsetail family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Tall Scouring-rush (scouring-rush; scouringrush horsetail)
Equisetaceae (Horsetail family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Larry Halverson (Photo ID #57378)
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine
Species Information
General:
Perennial evergreen herbs from a thick, blackish rhizome.
Stems:
30-120 cm tall, 4-6 mm thick, dark green, their cental cavity more than 2/3 the stem diameter, not branched, the sheaths with 14-50 teeth that fall off leaving only darker traces.
Cones:
8-15 mm long, the tip tapered to a black-tinged point.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Equisetum hyemale
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)
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 |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
721 | 1 | 2305 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
4 | 0 | 80 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
161 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
362 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(5), BG(27), BWBS(33), CDF(13), CWH(44), ESSF(18), ICH(34), IDF(79), MS(24), PP(33), SBPS(8), SBS(16), SWB(8) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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