Equisetum laevigatum

Equisetum laevigatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Equisetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Equisetopsida Ordo: Equisetales

Familia: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Subgenus: E. subg. Hippochaete
Species: Equisetum laevigatum

Name

Equisetum laevigatum A.Braun, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 46: 87 (1844).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hippochaete laevigata (A.Braun) Farw., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 469 (1916).
• Heterotypic
  • Hippochaete laevigata var. caespitica Farw., Amer. Fern J. 27: 17 (1937).
    • Equisetum kansanum f. caespiticum (Farw.) M.Broun, Index N. Amer. Ferns 89 (1938).
  • Equisetum funstonii f. caespitosum A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 11: 11 (1903).
  • Equisetum laevigatum f. caespitosum A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 11: 43 (1903).
    • Equisetum funstonii var. caespitosum (A.A.Eaton) Jeps., Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. Jepson 40 (1923).
    • Hippochaete laevigata var. caespitosa (A.A.Eaton) Farw., Amer. Fern J. 27: 17 (1937).
    • Equisetum kansanum f. caespitosum (A.A.Eaton) M.Broun, Index N. Amer. Ferns 89 (1938).
  • Equisetum kansanum f. eatonii (Farw.) M.Broun, Index N. Amer. Ferns 89 (1938).
  • Equisetum fontinale Copel., Madroño 3: 367, fig. 1 (1936).
  • Equisetum funstonii A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 11: 10 (1903).
    • Hippochaete laevigata var. funstonii (A.A.Eaton) Farw., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 471 (1916).
    • Equisetum laevigatum subsp. funstonii (A.A.Eaton) Hartman, Tr. Kansas Acad. Sci. 61: 145 (1958).
  • Equisetum kansanum J.H.Schaffn., Ohio Naturalist (and Journal of Science) 13: 21 (1912).
  • Equisetum funstonii f. nudum A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 11: 11 (1903).
    • Equisetum funstonii var. nudum (A.A.Eaton) Jeps., Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. Jepson 40 (1923).
  • Equisetum laevigatum f. polystachum (A.A.Eaton) A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 11: 44 (1903).
    • Equisetum funstonii f. polystachyum A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 11: 12 (1903).
    • Hippochaete laevigata var. polystachya (A.A.Eaton) Farw., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 471 (1916).
    • Equisetum kansanum f. polystachyum (A.A.Eaton) M.Broun, Index N. Amer. Ferns 89 (1938).
  • Equisetum laevigatum f. proliferum Haberer, Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 243-244: 47 (1923).
  • Equisetum funstonii f. ramosum A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 11: 12 (1903).
    • Equisetum laevigatum f. ramosum A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 11: 43 (1903).
    • Equisetum funstonii var. ramosum (A.A.Eaton) Jeps., Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. Jepson 41 (1923).
    • Hippochaete laevigata var. ramosa (A.A.Eaton) Farw., Amer. Fern J. 27: 17 (1937).
    • Equisetum kansanum f. ramosum (A.A.Eaton) M.Broun, Index N. Amer. Ferns 90 (1938).
  • Equisetum laevigatum var. scabrellum Engelm., Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Bot. II, 46: 87 (1844).
    • Hippochaete praealta var. scabrella (Engelm.) Farw., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 469 (1916).
    • Equisetum laevigatum f. scabrellum (Engelm.) M.Broun, Index N. Amer. Ferns 90 (1938).
  • Equisetum laevigatum f. variegatoides A.A.Eaton, Fern Bull. 11: 43 (1903).
    • Hippochaete laevigata var. variegatoides (A.A.Eaton) Farw., Amer. Fern J. 27: 17 (1937).
    • Equisetum kansanum f. variegatoides (A.A.Eaton) M.Broun, Index N. Amer. Ferns 90 (1938).

Hybrids

• Equisetum × ferrissii Flute
• Equisetum × nelsonii (A.A.Eaton) J.H.Schaffn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Russian Far East Kuril Islands, Sakhalin. Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Arkansas, Kentucky. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (México State, Morelos), Mexico Northeast (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), Mexico Northwest (Baja California, Sonora), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Oaxaca). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Braun, A.K.H. 1844. American Journal of Science, and Arts 46: 87.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. (Version 8.30 – April 2020). Equisetum laevigatum Accessed: 13 Sep 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2020. Equisetum laevigatum – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Equisetum laevigatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Equisetum laevigatum. Published online. Accessed: Apr 16 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Equisetum laevigatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Smooth Horsetail

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