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scouring rush

Scientific name: Equisetum hyemale

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0530

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Where it lives

Equisetum hyemale grows in wet areas and is often found in drainage ditches.

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1Scouring rush | Integrated Crop Management EncyclopediaSRC-DSC-408625F201

Where it is found

Equisetum hyemale has been recorded as an invasive alien species in South Africa.

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1Scouring rush | Integrated Crop Management EncyclopediaSRC-DSC-408625F201
2Pegomya disticha Griffiths and P. cedrica Huckett (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)-first documented case of insects trespassing the silica barrier of Common scouring-rush, Equisetum hyemale L.SRC-DSC-A2371D1B47
3First spectral reflectance dataset of a highly invasive and aggressive alien plant species, Equisetum hyemale (snakegrass), in South Africa: Towards early detection and effective eradication.SRC-DSC-87CC439550
4A model for extracellular freezing based on observations on Equisetum hyemale.SRC-DSC-280978D7DD

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T095612245 · last approved 8 November 2026

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3First spectral reflectance dataset of a highly invasive and aggressive alien plant species, Equisetum hyemale (snakegrass), in South Africa: Towards early detection and effective eradication.SRC-DSC-87CC439550

Role in the ecosystem

Most herbicides used in maize and soybean fields have little effect on Equisetum hyemale, which is encroaching into agricultural fields.

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1Scouring rush | Integrated Crop Management EncyclopediaSRC-DSC-408625F201

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The flies Pegomya disticha and Pegomya cedrica are the first documented insects to breach the silica barrier of Equisetum hyemale.

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2Pegomya disticha Griffiths and P. cedrica Huckett (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)-first documented case of insects trespassing the silica barrier of Common scouring-rush, Equisetum hyemale L.SRC-DSC-A2371D1B47

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