WorldFloraDB - Equisetum telmateia

Characteristics

Resembling no. 9 [Equisetum arvense L.], but much more robust; sterile stems 5–30 dm, 0.5–2 cm thick, with more numerous (commonly 20–40) but lower ridges, their sheaths mostly 1–2.5 cm, with slender, attenuate teeth 3–8 mm, the branches 4–6-angled, fertile stems 2.5–6 dm, 1–2.5 cm thick, their sheaths 2–5 cm, with 20–30 prominent teeth connate in groups of 2–4; cone 4–10 cm. Moist low places; Europe and N. Afr.; Alaska panhandle to s. Calif.; formerly (but perhaps not now) in n. Mich. The Amer. pls have been segregated as var. braunii (Milde) Milde.

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A rush like plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 0.5-1.8 m high and spreads 30-60 cm wide. The stems are erect and have fine grooves. They are white or pale green. They are 1.8 m high and have ridged nodes. There are several rough feathery branches.

Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora): North America, Europe, n Africa, w Asia.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

monoecy

Pollination

hydrogamy

Spread

anemochory

Mature width (meter)

0.3 - 0.6

Mature height (meter)

2.0

Root system

rhizome

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Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

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Nitrogen fixer

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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 5-10.

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Damp shady banks etc, to 350 metres.

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Usage

The sprouts are peeled and eaten raw. They are also baked in pits and eaten.

Uses	fiber fodder medicinal wood
Edible	leaves roots shoots stems
Therapeutic use	Dermatological Aid (leaf), Blood Medicine (shoot), Urinary Aid (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity	toxic (aerial)
Animal toxicity	weak toxic (aerial)

Cultivation

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