Equisetum bogotense

Equisetum bogotense

Taxobox | name = Andean Horsetail



image_caption = Andean horsetail
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Pteridophyta
classis = Equisetopsida
ordo = Equisetales
familia = Equisetaceae
genus = "Equisetum"
species = "E. bogotense"
binomial = "Equisetum bogotense"
binomial_authority = Kunth
The Andean Horsetail ("Equisetum bogotense") is a perennial with thicker less bushy whorled branches. The plant also has a silica rich rhizomatous stem, which roots grow out of, under ground. This stem is a dull dark brown color with glabrous growth aside from the sheathed segments.

External links

* [http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/200600019.html] - binomial
* [http://members.eunet.at/m.matus/Equisetum_bogotense.html] - basic information on the Andean Horsetail.


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