Equisetum giganteum

Equisetum giganteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Equisetidae
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Subgenus: E. subg. Hippochaete
Species:
E. giganteum
Binomial name
Equisetum giganteum
Synonyms
  • Equisetum bolivianum Gand.
  • Equisetum martii Milde
  • Equisetum pyramidale Goldm.
  • Equisetum ramosissiumum Kunth non Desf.
  • Equisetum schaffneri Milde
  • Equisetum xylochaetum Mett.

Equisetum giganteum, with the common name southern giant horsetail, is a species of horsetail native to South America and Central America, from central Chile east to Brazil and north to southern Mexico.

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