Equisetum × litorale Kühl. ex Rupr.
Shore Horsetail
Prêle du littoral
Ufer-Schachtelhalm
Ufer-Kazeschwanz
Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Equisetaceae
Status
LC – least concern
Description
Equisetum × litorale Kühl. ex Rupr. is the hybrid of Equisetum arvense × E. fluviatile. It was first discovered for Luxembourg in 2003 [Noertrange, Säitertbaach (60,5/117,4; K8.11.23), near the river, 27.8.2003 (Y. Krippel, A. Scheer) (hb. Krippel)].
Equisetum × litorale is however easily disregarded, as the hybrid is – from the morphologic point of view – often similar to one of the parents (Jeßen 1987, Lambinon et al. 1992). The frequency in the region is considered of being rare, but is probably underestimated. E. × litorale is known from the neighbouring countries, for example in the Saarland (Parent 1997, Sauer 1993) and in the French Ardennes (Bizot 2000).
Further information
More information about the horsetails in Luxembourg can be found in: Krippel, Y., 2023. Les prêles (Equisetaceae) au Luxembourg – notes chorologiques et liste rouge. Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois 125 : 3-16. https://doi.org/10.59513/snl.2023.125.003
Suggested citation of this webpage
Krippel, Y., 2024. Equisetum × litorale Kühl. ex Rupr. In: Online atlas of the pteridophytes of Luxembourg. URL: https://pteridophytes.lu/equisetum-x-litorale/ [accessed 2024-11-21].