Equisetum diffusum

Taxobox | name = Himalayan Horsetail


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Pteridophyta
classis = Equisetopsida
ordo = Equisetales
familia = Equisetaceae
genus = "Equisetum"
species = "E. diffusum"
binomial = "Equisetum diffusum"
binomial_authority = L.The Himalayan Horsetail ("Equisetum diffusum") is a perennial that averages at 10-25 inches. The plant is silica rich and has a rhizomatous stem. This shiny brown stem can have many small hair-like roots and may also grow tubers.

External links

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