Equisetum sylvaticum L., 1753 47% complete

Wood horsetail

Sp. Pl.: 1061 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Equisetum sylvaticum, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced14 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded11 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 1061 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Wood horsetail No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 31 cm
  • 31.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 468, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 31.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 468, 500, 918
  • Superseded 31.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 468, 500, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type geophyte
  • geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Foliage texture coarse
  • coarse · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth form Rhizomatous
  • Rhizomatous · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Rapid
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height 80 cm
  • 80 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 468, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 80 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 468, 500, 918
  • Superseded 80 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 45, 92, 116, 164, 178, 468, 500, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded jan, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174
  • Superseded jan, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174
  • Superseded jan, apr, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 92, 164, 178, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 92, 164, 178, 918, 925
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 25, 92, 164, 178, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air
  • 8 / 9 · very humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous)
  • 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 4 / 9 · shade to half-shade
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5
  • pH 6.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4
  • pH 4 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Salt tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record