Definition of Marsh horsetail

1. Noun. Scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere.

Exact synonyms: Equisetum Palustre
Generic synonyms: Horsetail

Definition of Marsh horsetail

1. Noun. A plant in the taxonomic genus ''Equisetum'' (horsetails); ''Equisetum palustre''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marsh Horsetail

marsh cress
marsh deer
marsh elder
marsh felwort
marsh fern
marsh fever
marsh fritillaries
marsh fritillary
marsh gas
marsh gentian
marsh hare
marsh harrier
marsh harriers
marsh hawk
marsh hen
marsh horsetail
marsh horsetails
marsh mallow
marsh marigold
marsh marigolds
marsh milkweed
marsh orchid
marsh pea
marsh pink
marsh plant
marsh rosemary
marsh tea
marsh thistle
marsh thistles
marsh tit

Literary usage of Marsh horsetail

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Equisetum palustre L. marsh horsetail. Fig. 92. Equisetum palustre L, Sp. PI. 1061. 1753. Stems annual, slender, all alike, io'-i8' long, ..."

2. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"E. palustre L. marsh horsetail. Lake Huron to the Arctic Sea. (Hook, Fl.) UP *78. E. pratense Ehrh. Thicket Horsetail. Macomb Co.; Flint; to Pine Lake, ..."

3. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"E. palustre L. marsh horsetail. Lake Huron to the Arctic Sea. (Hook, Fl.) Ü. P. *78. E. pratense Bhrh. Thicket Horsetail. Macomb Co.; Flint; to Pine Lake, ..."

4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1905)
"... on the shore of Lake Huron, I found the marsh horsetail (Equisetum palustre) to be common and the low selaginella (S. spinosa) frequent. ..."

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