This species forms large colonies in wet fields and near streams throughout much of Eurasia and the Pacific Northwest of North America. North American plants are recognized as subsp. braunii; this plant corresponds to subsp. telmateia.
Observation Data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Equisetaceae
- Genus: Equisetum L.
- Species: Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Observation Data
- Date: 26-08-2018
- Habitat: Deciduous forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
Additional Comments
Common in edge of field, near stream.
Location
- Location: – – – Zurich – Switzerland.
- Coordinates: 47.735 N, 8.568 E
- Elevation: 800 m
