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Wood Horsetail

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Wood Horsetail (Equisetum sylvaticum) is a horsetail native to the Northern Hemisphere, found across North America and Eurasia. Its lacy, delicate appearance makes it considered among the most attractive of the horsetails.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Equisetum sylvaticum 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 6

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Wood Horsetail

In Biome

Temperate Forest

Source Plants For A Future: Equisetum sylvaticum

In Ecosystem

Source Plants For A Future: Equisetum sylvaticum

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Equisetum sylvaticum

Wikipedia

Wikidata Q1355107 (P225 taxon name)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 352258
Equisetum sylvaticum, the wood horsetail, is a horsetail (family Equisetaceae) native to the Northern Hemisphere, occurring in North America and Eurasia.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Plants For A Future: Equisetum sylvaticum

Plants For A Future

Medicinal Uses
The plant is a useful diuretic when taken internally and is used in the treatment of kidney and bladder problems, internal bleeding.
In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Damp woods on acid soils, moors etc
In Ecosystem: Moorland, Habitats
Damp woods on acid soils, moors etc

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Equisetum sylvaticum

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. 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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6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Equisetum sylvaticum

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2687929, category field

Quote, GBIF taxon key 2687929, category field

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Wood Horsetail

Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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