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  Equisetum sylvaticum L. image
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Family Equisetaceae
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
wood horsetail, woodland horsetail
Equisetum: Latin for "horsetail" from equus, "horse," and seta, "bristle"
sylvaticum: of or growing in woods, sylvan
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Status: Native
Plant: perennial fern ally
Habitat: moist, shaded areas
(Glossary)

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Synonyms 
Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. multiramosum (Fernald) Wherry
Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. pauciramosum Milde
Equisetum sylvaticum L. var. pauciramosum Milde f. multiramosum Fernald

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