Equisetum ×nelsonii
Amer. Fern J. 16: 46. 1926.
Basionym: Equisetum variegatum var. nelsonii A.A. Eaton Fern Bull. 12: 41. 1904
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Treatment on page 84.
Aerial stems persisting less than a year or only the proximal part overwintering, unbranched, 20–60 cm; lines of stomates single; ridges 6–14. Sheaths green, elongate, 3.5–7.5 × 2–4 mm; teeth 6–14, centers brown and margins white, prominent, tip usually brown, long, filiform. Cone apex pointed; spores white, misshapen.
Phenology: Cones maturing in early summer, but spores not shed.
Habitat: Lakeshores, riverbanks.
Distribution
Ont., Que., Ill., Ind., Mich., Minn., Mont., N.Y., Oreg., Wis., Wyo.
Discussion
Equisetum × nelsonii, the hybrid between E. laevigatum and E. variegatum, is often mistaken for small forms of E. × ferrissii.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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hollow +
white +
prominent +
terminal +
rounded +
unbranched +
green +
terrestrial +
smaller than female +
whorled +
fused +
prominent +
distinct +
fused +
unbranched +
overwintering +
20cm;60cm +
Amer. Fern J. +
1926 +
3.5mm;7.5mm +
elongate +
2mm;4mm +
dimorphic +
attached +
pendent +
white +
peltate +
aggregated +
dehiscing +
elongate +
jointed +
brown +
persisting +
aerial +
fertile +
single +
Equisetum ×nelsonii +
Equisetum subg. Equisetum +
species +
brown +
free +
long +
rhizomatous +
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