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- [541] Equisetum telmateia - Plants For A Future database
Literature
- [32] Jahns,M.J. (1995): Farne, Mose, Flechten Mittel-, Nord- und Westeuropas. BLV, Munich, Germany.