#field species

• Arvense — A Latin specific epithet used in botanical and zoological binomial nomenclature, meaning 'of the field', 'of the plowed land', or 'growing in arable fields'. In a structural taxonomic sense, the adjective describes the ecological character of a species (e.g., Equisetum arvense - field horsetail, Cirsium arvense - creeping thistle) that has its primary habitat in open, cultivated, or rural areas.