Equisetum fluviatile
Common name
Water horsetail
Family
Equisetaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Ferns
Conservation status
Not assessed
Flower colours
No flowers
Year naturalised
1988
Etymology
equisetum: From the Latin equus ‘horse’ and setum ‘bristle’, the barren growths resembling horses’ tails.
fluviatile: Growing by water; from the Latin fluvius
Reason For Introduction
Horticultural
Reproduction
By spores and rhizomes
Dispersal
Wind dispersed spores, vegetative spread by water and as accidental pot contaminants