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Top native horsetails

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

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10 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 9 Part shade 8 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 7

Soil and water

Moisture

Moist 8 Wet 3

Water use

Low 2 Medium 1 High 2

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2

Soil pH

Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Wet soil 2 Heavy shade 1

Form

Habit

Erect 2

Plant type

Perennial 8 Wildflower 8 Herbaceous perennial 2 Water plant 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
  • Rough Horsetail Equisetum hyemale food 16
  • Variegated Horsetail Equisetum variegatum food 16
  • Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia food 15 flowers 3
  • Dwarf Horsetail Equisetum scirpoides food 10
  • Smooth Horsetail Equisetum laevigatum food 9 flowers 1

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