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PLANTS

Variegated horsetail

Equisetum variegatum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Variegated horsetail, photo 1 of 5
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Variegated horsetail, photo 3 of 5
up to 40 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching up to 40 cm. Grows near water and in mountains.

There are 332 observations of Variegated horsetail in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and June and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec88
  2. Capitale-Nationale38
  3. Estrie37
  4. Côte-Nord36
  5. Outaouais22
  6. Montérégie19
  7. Laurentides17
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches14
  10. Centre-du-Québec12
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  13. Laval5
  14. Lanaudière5
  15. Mauricie4
  16. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  17. Montréal1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup
MountainAntoine Dervin

Similar species

Scouringrush horsetailEquisetum hyemale
TOXIC
Field horsetailEquisetum arvense
TOXIC
Marsh horsetailEquisetum palustre
Dwarf scouringrushEquisetum scirpoides
Water horsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Smooth scouring-rushEquisetum laevigatum