Description
Rush Horsetail Dwarf or Equisetum scirpoides
Dwarf horsetail is an evergreen, non-flowering perennial. It is native to the subarctic and temperate northern hemisphere including northern U.S., Alaska, Canada, Finland, Greenland, Norway, Russia, China and Mongolia. It forms clumps of slender, wiry, unbranched stalks up to 1 foot tall. The upright stems have a curly or zig-zag habit, with segmented joints where a sheath of very small, dark, scale-like leaves is arranged in a ring around each joint. It forms both fertile and infertile shoots. This plant reproduces by means of a spore-bearing cone that forms a sharp point at the tip of fertile stems. Spores are released in early to mid-summer or in the spring after over-wintering. Plants also spread by means of rhizomes. It is found in sun or shade in moist habitats with sandy soil such as wetlands, ditches, swamps, ponds, shorelines and other shallow waters.
Minimum quantity for “Rush Horsetail Dwarf or Equisetum scirpoides Bog Plant” is 6.