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 Horsetail and scouring rush are most commonly found in poorly drained areas, such as roadsides, wetlands and drainage ditches. The preference for wet areas is due to the requirement for a moist environment during establishment with spores. However, the plants may move into well-drained areas through vegetative reproduction. As tillage has been reduced for corn and soybean production, equisetum may slowly encroach into crop fields from established patches in road rightof-ways.

Equisetum: Biology and Management | Integrated Crop Management (iastate.edu)