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Equisetum hyemale
Common scouring rush, Scouring horsetail, Scouringrush horsetail
Voyageurs National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Equisetum hyemale L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Common scouring rush, Scouring horsetail, Scouringrush horsetail
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Falls Park
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Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Mammoth Cave National Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
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Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
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Nez Perce National Historical Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
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Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve


Last Modified Date:	3/16/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/25/2025 3:53:17 PM

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