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Equisetum pratense

Ehrh.

Meadow Horsetail

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138674

Element CodePPEQU01060

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumSphenophyta

ClassEquisetopsida

OrderEquisetales

FamilyEquisetaceae

GenusEquisetum

Other Common Names

meadow horsetail (EN) Prêle des prés (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-16

Change Date1990-06-22

Edition Date1983-07-22

Edition AuthorsOrmes, M.

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 to >300

Rank Reasons

This sp. has a large range and is not considered rare in any part of it (except periphery).

Range Extent Comments

This is a circumboreal species. In the western hemisphere, it ranges from Newfoundland south to northern New Jersey, west through Michigan, Minnesota, Manitoba, British Columbia, and northward to Alaska.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Streambanks and moist woods.

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
Montana	S2	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	S2	Yes
New Jersey	S1	Yes
Connecticut	S1	Yes
New Hampshire	S3	Yes
New York	S2	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	S2	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Illinois	S2	Yes
Vermont	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Alaska (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kenai Lake	Chugach National Forest	213,172
Nellie Juan	Chugach National Forest	713,697
Resurrection	Chugach National Forest	224,615
Roaded Donut	Chugach National Forest	968

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09154 - St. Peters Dome	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,002

References (2)

Dodds, J. 2022. Equisetum pratense Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites, State Forest Fire Service & Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 15 pp. [https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/equisetum-pratense-meadow-horsetail.pdf]
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.