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Smooth Horsetail

Ferns and Fern Allies

Smooth Horsetail (Equisetum laevigatum), also called smooth scouring rush, is a horsetail native to most of North America except northern Canada and southern Mexico, usually found in moist sandy or gravelly areas. It grows narrow green stems that can exceed 1.5 meters tall, with small brownish sheath-like leaves at the nodes and occasional slender branches, topped by rounded cone-shaped sporangia.

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Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Scientific Name
Equisetum laevigatum 1
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Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Smooth Horsetail
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Equisetum laevigatum
WikipediaWikidata Q3055918 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Smooth Horsetail
Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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