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Equisetum arvense
common horsetail
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Equisetum arvense L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		common horsetail
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Equisetidae, Order Equisetales, Family Equisetaceae, Genus Equisetum, Species Equisetum arvense


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: S3
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Krusenstern National Monument	Capitol Reef National Park
Catoctin Mountain Park	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Crater Lake National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
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Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
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Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
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Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
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Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
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Valles Caldera National Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
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Last Modified Date:	2/19/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 3:57:06 AM

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