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variegated scouring rush

DEFINITIONS OF: variegated scouring rush

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n northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe

Synonyms:
Equisetum variegatum, variegated horsetail
Type of:
horsetail
perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
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