[Horsetails and Scouring-rushes: The Genus Equisetum in Mt. Adams Country]

Marsh Horsetail

Equisetum palustre

Synonym: Equisetum palustre var. americanum

Marsh Horsetail: Equisetum palustre (Synonym: Equisetum palustre var. americanum)

The photo above shows marsh horsetail as seen in moist soils at the east end of Grand Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........September 28, 2008. Note the thin whitish membranes at the edges of the teeth.

Marsh Horsetail: Equisetum palustre (Synonym: Equisetum palustre var. americanum)

The photo above shows marsh horsetail as seen in moist soils at the east end of Grand Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........September 28, 2008.

Paul Slichter