Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Field horsetail
Botanical name: Equisetum arvense
Common family name: Horsetail
Family name: Equisetaceae
WSSA code: EQUAR
US code: EQAR
native

Weed Identification and Control Methods

Stature:
Leaf margin:
Ligule:
Auricles:
Inflorescence location:
Inflorescence color: Black, Brown, Green, Tan
Tactile: Smooth
Group: Equisetum
Type: Horsetail
Growth habit: Forb/Herb
Life cycle: Perennial
  • 2-Phenethyl propionate POST
  • Cinnamon POST
  • Cinnamon oil POST
  • Citric acid POST
  • Citric acid, malic acid, and clove oil POST
  • Cloves and clove oil POST
  • Corn gluten meal PRE
  • Eugenol POST
  • Lemongrass oil POST
 
 
Always follow the control method's label directions. In New York, find the latest label information at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Pest Management - Information Portal.