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PLANTS

Meadow horsetail

Equisetum pratense

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Meadow horsetail, photo 1 of 5
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15–52.5 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 15–52.5 cm. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 167 observations of Meadow horsetail in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean45
  2. Capitale-Nationale16
  3. Nord-du-Québec15
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  6. Estrie11
  7. Mauricie10
  8. Outaouais9
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  10. Laurentides6
  11. Côte-Nord6
  12. Montérégie5
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  14. Laval3
  15. Centre-du-Québec3
  16. Lanaudière2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

TOXIC
Field horsetailEquisetum arvense
Woodland horsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
Water horsetailEquisetum fluviatile
TOXIC
Marsh horsetailEquisetum palustre
TOXIC
BloodwortAchillea millefolium
Bristly clubmossSpinulum annotinum
Dwarf scouringrushEquisetum scirpoides
Scouringrush horsetailEquisetum hyemale
Thymeleaf dragonheadDracocephalum thymiflorum
TOXIC
Cypress spurgeEuphorbia cyparissias