Horsetails

Family: Equisetidae
Scientific name: Equisetum species
Description: Plant Form: Non-woody herbs. Size: 5 to 120 cm tall. Stem: Green, hollow sterile stems, and pale brown fertile fronds, segmented and grooved. Leaves: Inconspicuous small, growing in rings, joined at edges to form teeth around stem, casuarina like in appearance. Fruit and Seeds: Fronds bear pale brown fruiting cones. Habitat: Damp woodlands, pastures, riversides, bogs. Weed Status: Priority Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Agricultural, Common, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Herbaceous

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National and state/territory profiles for this weed

Weeds Australia
NSW WeedWise (NSW)
DEECA (VIC)
! Should be reported
QDAF (QLD)
! Should be reported
PIRSA (SA)
DPIRD (WA)
DNRE (TAS)
! Should be reported
NSW WeedWise (ACT)
! Should be reported