Difference between revisions of "Equisetum ×litorale"
Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 4: 91. 1845.
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Aerial stems monomorphic, green, branched or occasionally unbranched, 2–70 cm; hollow center 2/3–4/5 stem diam. Sheaths somewhat elongate, 3.5–8 × 2.5–6 mm; teeth dark, 7–14, narrow, 1–3 mm. Branches mostly from midstem nodes, ascending to spreading, solid; ridges 4–5; valleys channeled; proximal whorls with 1st internode of each branch equal to subtending stem sheath, distal whorls with 1st internode of each branch longer than stem sheath; sheath teeth attenuate.
Phenology: Cones maturing in early summer, but misshapen spores not shed.
Habitat: Ditches, stream banks, wet meadows
Elevation: 0–1000 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Conn., Del., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.
Discussion
Equisetum × litorale is a hybrid between E. arvense and E. fluviatile. It should be expected where the parents coexist. This hybrid has been mistaken for Equisetum palustre; the solid branches with long first internodes and channeled valleys distinguish it from that species.
Selected References
None.