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Scouringrush horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Scouringrush horsetail, photo 1 of 5
Scouringrush horsetail, photo 2 of 5
Scouringrush horsetail, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows near water and in forests.

There are 697 observations of Scouringrush horsetail in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in April, May and August and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais104
  2. Montérégie98
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean80
  4. Capitale-Nationale78
  5. Estrie75
  6. Laurentides64
  7. Lanaudière58
  8. Montréal39
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue24
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches23
  11. Mauricie18
  12. Centre-du-Québec15
  13. Côte-Nord7
  14. Laval6
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  16. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  17. Nord-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Smooth scouring-rushEquisetum laevigatum
Water horsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Variegated horsetailEquisetum variegatum
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Field horsetailEquisetum arvense
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Marsh horsetailEquisetum palustre
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Sweet fennelFoeniculum vulgare
Common rushJuncus effusus
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
Common reedPhragmites australis