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Top native Equisetum

6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 5 Part shade 5 Full shade 4

Soil and water

Moisture

Moist 5 Wet 2

Water use

Low 1 High 2

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Heavy shade 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 1

Plant type

Perennial 5 Wildflower 5 Herbaceous perennial 1 Weed 1
  • Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense hosts 1 food 19 flowers 1
  • Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum hosts 1 food 15
  • Meadow Horsetail Equisetum pratense hosts 1 food 15
  • Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre hosts 1 food 14
  • Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile food 19
  • Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia food 15 flowers 3

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