Variegated Scouringrush

Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr

Horsetail family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
22 inches

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.