Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense L.
Equisetum arvense L.
Equisetum arvense L., or field horsetail, is a dimorphic non-flowering perennial herb with many traditional and potential modern medicinal uses.
Equisetum bogotense Kunth
Equisetum bogotense Kunth
Equisetum bogotense, the Andean horsetail, is an ancient herbaceous perennial diuretic horsetail used in traditional and modern herbal medicine.
Equisetum braunii Milde
Equisetum braunii Milde
Equisetum braunii Milde is an herbaceous perennial horsetail with two stem types, spreading via deep rhizomes in damp habitats.
Equisetum fluviatile L.
Equisetum fluviatile L.
Equisetum fluviatile L., or water horsetail, is a Northern Hemisphere aquatic plant with historical medicinal and fodder uses.
Equisetum giganteum L.
Equisetum giganteum L.
Equisetum giganteum L. is one of the largest and stoutest-stemmed horsetail species, native to parts of South America.
Equisetum hyemale L.
Equisetum hyemale L.
Equisetum hyemale L. is a rough-stemmed spore-bearing plant, native to northern regions, widely cultivated as a garden ornamental.
Equisetum laevigatum A.Braun & Engelm.
Equisetum laevigatum A.Braun & Engelm.
Equisetum laevigatum, smooth horsetail, is a North American horsetail species native to most of the continent.
Equisetum palustre L.
Equisetum palustre L.
Equisetum palustre L. (marsh horsetail) is a toxic wetland fern ally that occurs across Europe and the northern circumpolar region.
Equisetum praealtum Raf.
Equisetum praealtum Raf.
Equisetum praealtum is an evergreen herbaceous perennial that grows in wet habitats across North America.
Equisetum pratense Ehrh.
Equisetum pratense Ehrh.
Equisetum pratense is a widespread toxic pioneer horsetail found across northern Eurasia and North America.
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf.
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf.
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. is a branching horsetail with variable growth form, found in damp places and shingle.
Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
Equisetum scirpoides Michx.
Equisetum scirpoides Michx. is the smallest living horsetail, a small unbranched wiry species with a broad northern distribution.
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
Equisetum sylvaticum L.
Equisetum sylvaticum L. (wood horsetail) is a perennial pteridophyte of forested moist habitats that mainly reproduces vegetatively.
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
Equisetum telmateia, the great horsetail, is a branched perennial with distinct fertile and sterile stems, found across Europe and western Asia.
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr
Equisetum variegatum is a variable, circumpolar northern-hemisphere fern relative that grows in open, lime-rich seasonally flooded sites.
Equisetum myriochaetum Schltdl. & Cham.
Equisetum myriochaetum Schltdl. & Cham.
Equisetum myriochaetum, the Mexican giant horsetail, is the largest horsetail species harvested for medicine in its native range.
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