Plant-Name Dictionary
Wood horsetail — names in 23 European languages
Equisetum sylvaticum
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Hrvatski Croatian | Šumska preslica |
| Čeština Czech | přeslička lesní |
| Dansk Danish | Skov-padderok Skov Padderok |
| Nederlands Dutch | Bospaardenstaart |
| English English | Wood horsetail woodland horsetail |
| Eesti Estonian | Metsosi |
| Suomi Finnish | metsäkorte |
| Français French | prêle des bois Prele des bois |
| Deutsch German | Wald-Schachtelhalm Waldschachtelhalm |
| Magyar Hungarian | Erdei zsurló |
| Italiano Italian | Equiseto selvatico Equiseto delle foreste |
| Latviešu Latvian | Meža kosa |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Miškinis asiūklis |
| Polski Polish | Skrzyp leśny |
| Slovenčina Slovak | praslička lesná |
| Slovenščina Slovenian | gozdna preslica |
| Español Spanish | Cola de Caballo de Bosque |
| Svenska Swedish | skogsfräken |
| Русский Russian | Хвощ лесной |
| Українська Ukrainian | Хвощ лісовий |
| Norsk Norwegian | skogsnelle |
| Беларуская Belarusian | Хвошч лясны |
| Türkçe Turkish | Kırkanahtar |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.