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Southern Giant Horsetail

Ferns and Fern Allies

The southern giant horsetail, Equisetum giganteum, is a species of horsetail in the family Equisetaceae, a lineage of fern allies with a fossil record stretching back hundreds of millions of years, found across South and Central America from central Chile east to Brazil and north to southern Mexico. As its common name suggests, it grows notably larger than most other living horsetail species.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Equisetum giganteum 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Horsetail, Species
Source Equisetum giganteum (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belize, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Dominican Republic, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: El Salvador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Guatemala, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Haiti, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Honduras, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Jamaica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nicaragua, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Paraguay, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
2. Equisetum giganteum (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q2716544 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Horsetail, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q28114 (Horsetail)
View the Source
3. Southern Giant Horsetail (Wikipedia)
infobox status=LCView the Source
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