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Common name

English: Giant horsetail

German: Riesenschachtelhalm

Portuguese: Rabo-de-Asno

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Equisetophyta (2)

    Class: Equisetopsida (2)

      Order: Equisetales (2)

        Family: Equisetaceae (2)

          Genus: Equisetum (2)

            Epithet: telmateia Ehrh. (1)

Synonyms: Equisetum ebernum Schreb., Equisetum eburneum Schreb. ex Rorth, Equisetum hippuris Bubani, Equisetum majus Garsault, Equisetum maximum Duval-Jouve, Presla eburnea (Schreb.) Dulac

eburneum => ivory-like

majus => large, big

maximum => largest

telmateia => swamp or mud, wet habitat

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

External links

Check for Equisetum telmateia at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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