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Equisetum arvense L.
Engl.: field horsetail, common horsetail, corn horsetail, horsetail, horsetail grass, horsetail weed, shave grass.
Deu.: Acker-Schachtelhalm, Scheuerkraut, Zinnkraut.
Sven.: åkerfräken, rävrumpa, vanlig åkerfräken.
Suom.: peltokorte.
Ital.: equiseto.
Bot. syn.: Equisetum calderi Boivin.

K. Th. Hällström, 1898: Tuloja Vähävaraisille.