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The common name "common horsetail" references the appearance of the plant that when bunched together appears similar to a horse's tail. [7] Many species of horsetail have been described and subsequently synonymized with E. arvense. One of these is E. calderi, a small form described from Arctic North America. [8]
Equisetum laevigatum is a species of horsetail in the family Equisetaceae. [2] [3] It is known by the common names smooth horsetail [4] and smooth scouring rush.This plant is native to much of North America except for northern Canada and southern Mexico.
Equisetum (/ ˌ ɛ k w ɪ ˈ s iː t əm /; horsetail) is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds. [2]Equisetum is a "living fossil", the only living genus of the entire subclass Equisetidae, which for over 100 million years was much more diverse and dominated the understorey of late Paleozoic forests.
Horse tail, horsetail or horse's tail may refer to: the tail of a horse; Equisetidae, a subclass of living and extinct plants known as horsetails Equisetales, the single extant order of Equisetidae Equisetaceae, the horsetail family, the only extant family of Equisetales Equisetum, horsetail, the only living genus in Equisetaceae
Equisetum myriochaetum, also known as Mexican giant horsetail, is a species of horsetail that is native to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Mexico.
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Equisetum telmateia, the great horsetail, is a species of Equisetum (horsetail) native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. [2] [3] It was formerly widely treated in a broader sense including a subspecies (subsp. braunii) in western North America, but this is now treated as a separate species, Equisetum braunii.
Equisetum pratense, commonly known as meadow horsetail, shade horsetail or shady horsetail, is a widespread horsetail (Equisetophyta) and it is a pteridophyte.Shade horsetail can be commonly found in forests with tall trees or very thick foliage that can provide shade and tends to grow closer and thicker around streams, ponds and rivers.