Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Equisetum arvense -- (Field Horsetail)

presented by Susan McDougall


Equisetum arvense

Common from low to subalpine elevations and found along roads as well as in wet habitat, this is a small horsetail with 6-14 "teeth".

Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7492, -121.80535
Date: May 18, 2014
Equisetum arvense

This horsetail often forms large colonies. The fertile stems are not branched and the cone is brownish to white.

Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7492, -121.80535
Date: May 18, 2014

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