About Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
Equisetum scirpoides Michx. can be identified as a horsetail by its upright, hollow, jointed, cylindrical stems with small, inconsequential leaves that are easily overlooked. It is distinguished from other horsetails by its low-growing, slender, wiry, unbranched stems and small overall size. This species is the smallest living horsetail, with key field identification marks being its diminutive size and low, slender, wiry, unbranched stems. Its known distribution includes: Austria, Finland, Norway, Spitsbergen, Sweden, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon); Alaska, United States (Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin); West Siberia, Central Siberia, East Siberia, Amur, Ussuri, Japan, Novaya Zemlya, Kamchatka, Northeast European Russia, Lithuania, Estonia, Central European Russia, East European Russia.
