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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
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Equisetum giganteum 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Horsetail, Species
Source Equisetum giganteum (Wikidata)
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Belize

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Bolivia

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Cuba

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Dominican Republic

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Ecuador

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El Salvador

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Guatemala

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Haiti

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Honduras

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Jamaica

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Nicaragua

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North America

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Paraguay

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Peru

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South America

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Equisetum giganteum (Wikipedia)
Article text
Quote, Article text
Unlike some other horsetails, it does not have separate photosynthetic sterile and non-photosynthetic spore-bearing stems.
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
3. 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)
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4. 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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5. Southern Giant Horsetail (Wikipedia)
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