Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
—CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
8BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Equisetum
- Anser caerulescensSnow Goose
- Antigone canadensisSandhill Crane
- Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
- Branta canadensisCanada Goose
- Cygnus buccinatorTrumpeter Swan
- Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
- Lagopus lagopusWillow Ptarmigan
- Lagopus mutaRock Ptarmigan
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 4–9
- Flower color
- Not applicable
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “Not applicable” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Hardiness · “Zones 4–9” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
- Height · “Up to about 6 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Leaves · “Evergreen” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Light · “Shade (minimum requirement); Partial sun (minimum requirement); Full sun (minimum requirement)” · Virginia DCR Piedmont · Virginia regional planting chart; sunlight is a minimum requirement, moisture is low/moderate/high
- Soil · “Moderate; High” · Virginia DCR Piedmont · Virginia regional planting chart; sunlight is a minimum requirement, moisture is low/moderate/high
- Spread · “1–6 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Conservation status
| Kentucky rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| KY status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications