Equisetum scirpoides

Equisetum scirpoides (dwarf scouring rush or dwarf horsetail) is the smallest of the currently occurring representatives of the genus Equisetum (horsetail).

Sterile stems are multiple from the base, evergreen, have no branches, and bend/coil/twist into a contorted tangle. The “leaves” are reduced to a sheath that surrounds the stem, with 3 black/brown teeth around the top that have distinct white edges and persist all season. There is a black band just above the base of the sheath.
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