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Meadow Horsetail

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Meadow Horsetail (Equisetum pratense), also known as shade horsetail or shady horsetail, is a widespread horsetail that commonly grows in forests with tall trees or thick foliage, typically thicker and closer together near streams, ponds and rivers. Its species name pratense is Latin for pasture or meadow dwelling.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Equisetum pratense 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Meadow Horsetail

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Meadow Horsetail
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Equisetum pratense
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q1123127 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 352255
    Equisetum pratense, commonly known as meadow horsetail, shade horsetail or shady horsetail, is a widespread horsetail (Equisetophyta) and it is a pteridophyte.
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2. GBIF Species API
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: Meadow Horsetail
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: River, Introduction
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