Equisetum pratense Ehrh.
meadow horsetail
Equisetaceae (Horsetail family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
meadow horsetail
Equisetaceae (Horsetail family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial from a smooth, blackish rhizome.
Stems:
10-60 cm tall, 1-2 mm thick, their central cavity 1/2 the stem diameter, regularly and abundantly branched, the sheaths with 10-20 narrow teeth, the teeth dark with white margins; branches in regular whorls, triangular in cross-section, the 1st internodes of each branch shorter than the corresponding sheaths.
Cones:
1-4 cm long, rounded at the tip.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Equisetum pratense
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) |
907 | 0 | 2300 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
7 | 0 | 205 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
32 | 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: |
1112 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(3), BWBS(263), CWH(40), ESSF(112), ICH(202), IDF(31), MH(1), MS(85), PP(5), SBPS(14), SBS(271), SWB(20) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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