Dwarf horsetail

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Equisetum scirpoides

Dwarf horsetail, a reference photo
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Equisetum scirpoides (dwarf scouring rush or dwarf horsetail) Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 281 (1803). 2 n = 216. The smallest of the currently occurring representatives of the genus Equisetum (horsetail).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Dwarf horsetail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Equisetales
Family
Equisetaceae
Species
Equisetum scirpoides

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