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Field Horsetail

Ferns and Fern Allies

Equisetum arvense, commonly known as field horsetail or common horsetail, is a species of vascular plant in the horsetail family and, like all horsetails, a type of fern, native throughout the arctic and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It has two distinct growth forms, a fertile spore-bearing stem and a separate sterile green stem, and is sometimes confused with the unrelated mare's tail.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
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1. Wikipedia: Equisetum Arvense
Wikipedia
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295299
    Equisetum arvense, commonly known as field horsetail or common horsetail, is a species of vascular plant in the horsetail family Equisetaceae.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 295299
    It was introduced into New Zealand in the 1920s where it was identified as an invasive species by Ella Orr Campbell in 1949.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Equisetum arvense (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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