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Branched Horsetail

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Branched Horsetail (Equisetum ramosissimum) is an evergreen horsetail species in the subgenus Hippochaete, found across Asia, Europe, Africa and the southwest Pacific islands.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 4

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 5

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 6

Scientific Name

Equisetum ramosissimum 4

Conservation Status

Least Concern 7

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Equisetum ramosissimum (Wikidata)

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Sources

1. Equisetum ramosissimum (Wikipedia)

Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to

Quote, Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to

Equisetum ramosissimum Desf., known as branched horsetail, is a species of evergreen horsetail (genus Equisetum, subgenus Hippochaete).

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Plants For A Future: Equisetum ramosissimum - Useful Tropical Plants

Plants For A FutureGeneral Information: medicine

Quote, General Information: medicine

The stems are gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine and cleaning agent.

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4. Equisetum ramosissimum (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q256971 (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)

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5. NatureServe Explorer: Equisetum ramosissimum

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]

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7. Branched Horsetail (Wikipedia)

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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