Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr
northern scouring-rush (variegated scouringrush)
Equisetaceae (Horsetail family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
northern scouring-rush (variegated scouringrush)
Equisetaceae (Horsetail family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Species Information
General:
Perennial evergreen from a branched, shiny, blackish rhizome.
Stems:
10-50 cm tall, 1-3 mm thick, their central cavity 1/4 the stem diameter, unbranched, the sheaths with 3-14 teeth.
Cones:
5-7 mm long, pointed at the tip.
Notes:
A hybrid with E. hyemale (E. x trachyodon A. Braun) was collected on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Calder & Taylor 1968). A hybrid with E. laevigatum (E. x nelsonii [A. A. Eaton] Schaffn.) has not been reported from BC, but can be expected.
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 variegatum
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) |
1357 | 6 | 2351 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
7 | 0 | 60 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
146 | 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: |
232 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(6), BAFA(14), BWBS(14), CWH(4), ESSF(77), ICH(13), IDF(3), IMA(1), MH(11), MS(14), PP(1), SBPS(9), SBS(27), SWB(8) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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