Equisetum giganteum L.

Southern giant horsetail (en), Prêle géante (fr)

Species

Pteridophytes > Equisetales > Equisetaceae > Equisetum

Characteristics

A perennial herb. It grows 2.6-4.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 2.6 - 4.2
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Poison(Veterinary) (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Equisetum giganteum habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Equisetum giganteum habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Equisetum giganteum leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Equisetum giganteum leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Equisetum giganteum flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Equisetum giganteum fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Equisetum giganteum world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Equisetum giganteum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320302-2
WFO ID wfo-0001111455
COL ID 6FYH3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Equisetum xylochaetum Equisetum pyramidale Equisetum martii Equisetum bolivianum Equisetum schaffneri Equisetum araucanum Equisetum caracasanum Equisetum philippii Equisetum tarapacanum Hippochaete gigantea Hippochaete hyemalis var. affinis Equisetum elongatum var. scaberrimum Equisetum giganteum var. caracasanum Equisetum giganteum var. digitaliferum Equisetum martii var. minus Equisetum giganteum