Equisetum myriochaetum
Equisetum myriochaetum | |
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Equisetum myriochaetum at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Subclass: | Equisetidae |
Order: | Equisetales |
Family: | Equisetaceae |
Genus: | Equisetum |
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Species: | E. myriochaetum
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Binomial name | |
Equisetum myriochaetum |
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. It is the largest horsetail species, commonly reaching 15 feet (4.6 m), with the largest recorded specimen having a height of 24 feet (7.3 m).[2]
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Categories:
- Equisetum
- Ferns of the Americas
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Ferns of Ecuador
- Ferns of Mexico
- Flora of Nicaragua
- Flora of Peru
- Flora of Venezuela
- Plants described in 1908
- Fern stubs