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PLANTS

Field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Plants
ToxicNativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Field horsetail, photo 1 of 5
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27 cmHeight

Toxic. Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 27 cm. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 2,949 observations of Field horsetail in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Montréal, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie356
  2. Estrie306
  3. Montréal265
  4. Nord-du-Québec248
  5. Côte-Nord238
  6. Capitale-Nationale229
  7. Outaouais221
  8. Lanaudière183
  9. Laurentides183
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches134
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent125
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean125
  13. Mauricie85
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine76
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue65
  16. Centre-du-Québec59
  17. Laval51

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains
Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Meadow horsetailEquisetum pratense
Woodland horsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
TOXIC
Marsh horsetailEquisetum palustre
Water horsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Dwarf scouringrushEquisetum scirpoides
Scouringrush horsetailEquisetum hyemale
Variegated horsetailEquisetum variegatum
Smooth scouring-rushEquisetum laevigatum
Common mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
TOXIC
BloodwortAchillea millefolium
Pinweed St. JohnswortHypericum gentianoides
Garden asparagusAsparagus officinalis