Hippochaete scirpoides Farw.

  • Authority

    Farwell, Oliver A. 1916. The genus Hippochaete in North America, north of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 461-472.

  • Family

    Equisetaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Hippochaete scirpoides Farw.

  • Description

    Species Description - Our smallest species, forming dense mats along old logs and stumps in open fields, cedar swamps, etc. Well characterized by its three leaves and ridges, the latter so deeply and broadly concave that the stem apparently is 6-ridged.

  • Discussion

    Equisetum scirpoides Michx. Fl. Bor.-Am. 2: 281. 1803.

  • Distribution

    Keweenaw Peninsula, Mich., Farwell 212, May 30, 1885. This has much the same range as H. variegata but extends about 2° further south.

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