A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Equisetaceae » Equisetum laevigatum
Last updated 9/28/2023 by David Giblin.
Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun[FNA2, HC, HC2]
smooth scouring rush
Publication: Amer. J. Sci. Arts. 46: 87. 1844.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA2: "Schaffner named this species Equisetum kansanum because he applied the name E . laevigatum to what we now know is the hybrid E . × ferrissii . The coarser-stemmed, occasionally persistent forms in the southwestern United States have been called Equisetum funstonii."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Equisetum funstonii A.A. Eaton[Peck]
Equisetum kansanum J.H. Schaffn.[Peck]
