Woodland Horsetail

Equisetum sylvaticum L.

Horsetail family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

11 inches

Spread

20 inches

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance None

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 4.0 – 6.5

Frost-Free Days 100 days

Precipitation 20 – 100 in

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., 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.