Photo: Equisetum arvense 00.

Photo: Equisetum arvense.

Green summer shoot. To distinguish this from E. palustre: the lowest part of each branch should be longer than the 'crowny' part from where the branch whirls come. Liljendal, Finland. Picked. 1992-07-01.


Equisetum arvense L.
Engl.: field horsetail, common horsetail, corn horsetail, horsetail, horsetail grass, horsetail weed, shave grass.
Deu.: Acker-Schachtelhalm, Scheuerkraut, Zinnkraut.
Suom.: peltokorte.
Sven.: åkerfräken, rävrumpa, vanlig åkerfräken.
Ital.: equiseto.
Bot. syn.: Equisetum calderi Boivin