(Engelm.) Calder & R.H. Taylor
Pronunciation: ek-wi-SEE-tum hi-eh-MAY-lee
a-FY-nee
Common name: Common scouring rush
Family: Equisetaceae (Horse-tail)
Habitat: Near streams and moist, sandy or gravelly
areas to 8500', California Floristic Province
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Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Equisetum
2) hyemale 3) affine