Equisetum bogotense

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Andean Horsetail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Equisetophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Species: E. botgotense
Binomial name
Equisetum bogotense
Linnaeus

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.


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  • [1] - binomial
  • [2] - basic information on the Andean Horsetail.