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Himalayan Horsetail

Ferns and Fern Allies

Himalayan Horsetail (Equisetum diffusum) is a perennial horsetail native to the Himalayas that typically grows 10 to 25 inches tall. Its stem is silica rich and rhizomatous, shiny brown in color, and can bear many small hairlike roots as well as tubers.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Equisetum diffusum 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Himalayan Horsetail
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Bangladesh

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India

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Laos

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Myanmar

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Nepal

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Pakistan

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South Asia

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Thailand

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Vietnam

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Equisetum diffusum
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q5384605 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 352248
    The Himalayan horsetail (Equisetum diffusum) is a perennial that averages at 10-25 inches.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. 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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4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Equisetum diffusum
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
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Himalayan Horsetail
Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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