Horsetail
Equisetum × litorale
- Native to:
- Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Canada, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Labrador, Netherlands, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Prince Edward I., Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States
GBIF: Alexandre Fonseca
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Equisetophyta | - Horsetails
- Family:
- Equisetaceae
- Genus:
- Equisetum
- Species:
- Equisetum × litorale
- USDA Symbol:
- EQLI
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from deep rhizomes following fire or disturbance.
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- moist, nutrient-rich, sandy loam
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- Often found in wetland areas and along riverbanks
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Hybrid horsetail; sterile and does not produce viable spores. Propagation is vegetative only via rhizome division.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI