Equisetum praealtum Raf.

Species

Pteridophytes > Equisetales > Equisetaceae > Equisetum

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen herb. It grows 0.5-1.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.25
Root system creeping-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses fiber
Edible -
Therapeutic use Venereal Aid (root), Diuretic (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified), Kidney Aid (unspecified), Other (unspecified), Urinary Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Equisetum praealtum unspecified picture

Distribution

Equisetum praealtum world distribution map, present in Canada, China, Greenland, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Russian Federation, El Salvador, Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93005-2
WFO ID wfo-0000748048
COL ID 5H5FY
BDTFX ID 121579
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Equisetum californicum Equisetum affine Equisetum komarovii Hippochaete hyemalis f. affinis Hippochaete praealta Equisetum praealtum Equisetum hyemale subsp. affine Equisetum hyemale var. affine Equisetum hyemale var. elatum Equisetum praealtum var. affine Equisetum robustum var. affine Hippochaete prealta var. affinis Equisetum hyemale f. herbaceum Equisetum praealtum f. texanum Equisetum hyemale f. pumilum Equisetum praealtum f. neopolystachyum Hippochaete praealta var. intermedia Equisetum hyemale var. californicum Equisetum hyemale var. robustum Equisetum hyemale var. texanum Equisetum robustum var. minus Hippochaete prealta Equisetum hyemale var. pumilum