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Variegated Horsetail

Ferns and Fern Allies

Variegated Horsetail (Equisetum variegatum), also called variegated scouring rush, is a horsetail native to the Northern Hemisphere with a circumpolar distribution. Like all horsetails it is a type of fern ally in the family Equisetaceae.

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 variegatum 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 6

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Variegated Horsetail

In Biome

Source NatureServe Explorer: Equisetum variegatum

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Equisetum variegatum

Wikipedia

Wikidata Q933847 (P225 taxon name)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 352260
Equisetum variegatum, commonly known as variegated horsetail or variegated scouring rush, is a species of vascular plant in the horsetail family Equisetaceae.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Plants For A Future: Equisetum variegatum

Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses

Quote, Medicinal Uses

The plant has been used in the treatment of sore eyes

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Equisetum variegatum

NatureServe Explorer

Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
In Biome: Wetlands, Species characteristics: HERBACEOUS WETLAND
"palustrineHabitatDescEn": "HERBACEOUS WETLAND"

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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 Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Equisetum variegatum

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record

Quote, iucnRedListCategory record

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Variegated Horsetail

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

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